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Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one.

Jonathan Carroll

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Jonathan Carroll
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 26
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Jonathan Samuel Carroll
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I started a short story but it was so dreary that even my pen threw up.
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Far more disturbing than any spook house at an amusement park is a ride through the old hometown if you've been away for years.
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If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is not an obligation-it is the greatest privilege.
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You know people don't get better as we get older- we just get more of who we are.
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Ive never seen myself as a fantasy writer-ever.
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Fear pounds on the door to our heart demanding to be let in. Joy is modest and often comes into our lives like a shy person entering a room it can take a while to even notice it's there.
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If you are very lucky, you're allowed to be in certain places during just the right season of your life: by the sea for the summer when you're seven or eight and full of the absolute need to swim until dark and exhaustion close their hands together, cupping you in between.
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The only two important things in life are real love and being at peace with yourself.
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Eating is sex for old people.
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Its easy to lose sight of what you want when you think you want everything.
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If you are a success in life, there are places you must go and pay to be humiliated. It is an unwritten law that human beings must be tormented throughout their lives in one way or another. If you are fortunate enough to have risen to a social level where no one does it to you for free, then you must pay for the service.
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I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience.
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The angel said, I like black-and-white films more than color because they're more artificial. You have to work harder to overcome your disbelief. It's sort of like prayer.
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Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that should have been replaced years ago. Why is that? Every time I see a guy take out a wallet anywhere, it looks like a piece of old melted chocolate cake-with strings.
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Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.
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