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James Ellroy Quotes

James Ellroy quotes

American Writer March 4, 1948

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Every one of my books is written from the viewpoint of cops, with the exception of my book Killer on the Road, which is written from the viewpoint of a serial killer. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with..."
I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "It was easy not to think of my future; I didn't have one."
It was easy not to think of my future; I didn't have one. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "I haven't been to a movie in a year and a half."
I haven't been to a movie in a year and a half. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "I learn things late-and only the hard way."
I learn things late-and only the hard way. James Ellroy
There's a kid or some kids somewhere. I'll never know them. They're particle-puzzle-cubing right now. They might be mini-misanthropes from Moosefart, Montana. They might be demi-dystopians from Dogdick, Delaware. They dig my demonic dramas. The metaphysic maims them. They grasp the gravity. They'll duke it out with their demons. They'll serve a surfeit of survival skills. They won't be chronologically crucified. They'll shore up my shit. They'll radically revise it. They'll pass... James Ellroy
Fear and I played peek-a-boo - it always seemed to grab my balls and twist just when it felt like something inside me could banish all the bullshit forever. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from..."
I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder..."
Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "Rock and rollers can get you the youth buzz, and younger..."
Rock and rollers can get you the youth buzz, and younger people are fanatical readers. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "Dead people belong to the live people who claim them most..."
Dead people belong to the live people who claim them most obsessively. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "I got an alibi, just in case you think I did it. Tighter than..."
I got an alibi, just in case you think I did it. Tighter than a crab's ass, and that is air tight. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "I didn't care who we were. I required no consummation. I knew..."
I didn't care who we were. I required no consummation. I knew that whoever we were and whatever we had would never stop. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "Some people don’t respond to civility."
Some people don’t respond to civility. James Ellroy
James Ellroy quote: "Call me Dudley. We're of equal rank. I'm older, but you're far..."
Call me Dudley. We're of equal rank. I'm older, but you're far better looking. I can tell we're going to be grand partners. James Ellroy

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