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Jonathan Ames Quotes

I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldn’t write Picture Quote #1

I don’t really know the person who wrote the things I wrote. I kind of know him, but I change so much all the time that it’s like I start fresh over and over and over and over. Writing-wise and life-wise Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been intrigued by Stockholm Syndrome. Reminds me of my childhood Picture Quote #1

Then again, the name, the associations with a writer’s name, can add to the reader’s entertainment and pleasure Picture Quote #1

A lot of readers have actually helped me, been really sweet to me... So maybe my cry for help has sometimes been answered Picture Quote #1

Don’t hold me to anything in the book. I’m a waffler. I like wafflers. They said John Kerry was a waffler, but I admired him for that - showed he could change his mind Picture Quote #1

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The work changes the way your face changes and ages - it just does. Also, I have very little connection to anything I’ve written. I move on. We all move on Picture Quote #1

Having a show get canceled is like, ‘Oh, you have caviar between your teeth,’ you know what I mean? Because you had a show in the first place Picture Quote #1

I need to stay in the present and use that new-age mantra: ‘I’m okay right now.’ But I worry about all the things I’m failing at every moment Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to leave New York: this is where my friends are, my parents are. It is so vital. The whole world seems to look to New York Picture Quote #1

Something has happened where you almost never grow up in America. Maybe it’s the greater wealth Picture Quote #1

I grew up in northern New Jersey - the banlieue of New York - and I now live in Brooklyn. I am separated from my parents by about 50 miles, but really there is almost no distance between us. I speak to them nearly every day Picture Quote #1

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One last thing on objectives - I like to make things, create things, so that’s probably been the primary objective all along, even before the ego objective - to make. To record. But why record... [that] gets back to the ego, a little. Oh, well. Making is good. I like to make things Picture Quote #1

I always liked those characters in ‘True Blood’ who could turn into animals. I’d love to be an animal of some kind and run quickly through a forest Picture Quote #1

People don’t expect too much from literature. They just want to know they’re not alone with being confused Picture Quote #1

I don’t have ADD, but I only like to pay attention to the things I like to pay attention to, and things like getting a TV and getting the cable working are beyond me, and so I let such things lapse, sometimes for years. This applies to keeping my apartment clean Picture Quote #1

No, I’m not very productive at all. I’m probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I’m someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I’ll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days Picture Quote #1

I don’t like rides. I take everything in life quite literally, and so I genuinely feel terrified on rides and liable to vomit at any moment, and I hate to vomit even more than I fear rides Picture Quote #1

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I have very few hobbies. In fact, I have no hobbies Picture Quote #1

I am always the source of the worst rumors about myself Picture Quote #1

For me, the past is dead. Can’t go back Picture Quote #1

There’s no shortage of material in life Picture Quote #1

I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldnt write Picture Quote #1

To write about a place, you have to live there Picture Quote #1

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For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone Picture Quote #1

For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me Picture Quote #1

I don’t really recognise success. I don’t see myself as on an upwardly mobile trajectory. I see myself as on the edge of a cliff about to fall off Picture Quote #1

People don’t expect too much from literature. They just want to know they’re not alone with being confused Picture Quote #1

Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far Picture Quote #1

It’s hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long Picture Quote #1

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I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldn’t write. (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I don’t really know the person who wrote the things I wrote. I kind of know him, but I change so much all the time that it’s like I start fresh over and over and over and over. Writing-wise and life-wise (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I’ve always been intrigued by Stockholm Syndrome. Reminds me of my childhood (Jonathan Ames Quotes) Then again, the name, the associations with a writer’s name, can add to the reader’s entertainment and pleasure (Jonathan Ames Quotes) A lot of readers have actually helped me, been really sweet to me... So maybe my cry for help has sometimes been answered (Jonathan Ames Quotes) Don’t hold me to anything in the book. I’m a waffler. I like wafflers. They said John Kerry was a waffler, but I admired him for that - showed he could change his mind (Jonathan Ames Quotes) The work changes the way your face changes and ages - it just does. Also, I have very little connection to anything I’ve written. I move on. We all move on (Jonathan Ames Quotes) Having a show get canceled is like, ‘Oh, you have caviar between your teeth,’ you know what I mean? Because you had a show in the first place (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I need to stay in the present and use that new-age mantra: ‘I’m okay right now.’ But I worry about all the things I’m failing at every moment (Jonathan Ames Quotes) It’s hard to leave New York: this is where my friends are, my parents are. It is so vital. The whole world seems to look to New York (Jonathan Ames Quotes) Something has happened where you almost never grow up in America. Maybe it’s the greater wealth (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I grew up in northern New Jersey - the banlieue of New York - and I now live in Brooklyn. I am separated from my parents by about 50 miles, but really there is almost no distance between us. I speak to them nearly every day (Jonathan Ames Quotes) One last thing on objectives - I like to make things, create things, so that’s probably been the primary objective all along, even before the ego objective - to make. To record. But why record... [that] gets back to the ego, a little. Oh, well. Making is good. I like to make things (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I always liked those characters in ‘True Blood’ who could turn into animals. I’d love to be an animal of some kind and run quickly through a forest. (Jonathan Ames Quotes) People don’t expect too much from literature. They just want to know they’re not alone with being confused. (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I don’t have ADD, but I only like to pay attention to the things I like to pay attention to, and things like getting a TV and getting the cable working are beyond me, and so I let such things lapse, sometimes for years. This applies to keeping my apartment clean. (Jonathan Ames Quotes) No, I’m not very productive at all. I’m probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I’m someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I’ll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days. (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I don’t like rides. I take everything in life quite literally, and so I genuinely feel terrified on rides and liable to vomit at any moment, and I hate to vomit even more than I fear rides. (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I have very few hobbies. In fact, I have no hobbies (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I am always the source of the worst rumors about myself (Jonathan Ames Quotes) For me, the past is dead. Can’t go back (Jonathan Ames Quotes) There’s no shortage of material in life (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldnt write (Jonathan Ames Quotes) To write about a place, you have to live there (Jonathan Ames Quotes) For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone (Jonathan Ames Quotes) For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me (Jonathan Ames Quotes) I don’t really recognise success. I don’t see myself as on an upwardly mobile trajectory. I see myself as on the edge of a cliff about to fall off (Jonathan Ames Quotes) People don’t expect too much from literature. They just want to know they’re not alone with being confused (Jonathan Ames Quotes) Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far (Jonathan Ames Quotes) It’s hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long (Jonathan Ames Quotes)

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