American - Author | January 26, 1949 -
For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.
Jonathan Carroll
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I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read.
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I feel like a cliche.
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I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the high point of my life. It will never get any better. Only in retrospect do we recognize the best times and of course then it is too late.
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I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now.
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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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I've never seen myself as a fantasy writer - ever.
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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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In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you have the fantasy and science fiction crowd. At Harvard you have an entirely different audience. It's so schizophrenic.
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Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.
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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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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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