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After a while you learn that everything stops.

Bret Easton Ellis

You really write the books you want to write. You can’t take into consideration anything that anybody has said about you in the past, or what they’ll say about you in the future.
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Book Past Writing
Why was I holding on to something that would never be mine? But isn’t that what people do?
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Holding Mines People
I think basically most men are misogynistic.
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Men Misogynistic Thinking
Rock ‘n’ roll. Deal with it.
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Deals People Rock Roll
So what do I do? Toss a handful of change into the tank when none of the zookeepers are watching. It’s not the seals I hate——it’s the audience’s enjoyment of them that bothers me.
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Animal Audience Enjoyment Watch Zookeeper
Women aren’t very bright,” Rip says. “Studies have been done.
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Done Rip Study
My mask of sanity was a victim of impending slippage. This was the bone season for me and I needed a vacation.
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Mask Sanity Slippage Vacation
I locked in on the smug feeling of superiority that married couples give off and that permeated the air – the shared assumptions, the sweet and contented apathy, it all lingered everywhere – despite the absence in the room of anyone single at which to aim this.
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Assumptions Despite Everywhere Locked Permeated
It’s like my characters, all my men are Dad and me in a mess; all my female characters are smart and hopeful, like Mom just trying to make the best of things.
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Character Dad Female Mom Smart
You learn to move on without the people you love.
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Learn Love Moving People
I think a lot of snowflakes are alike…and I think a lot of people are alike too.
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People Snowflake Thinking
Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?
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Do Evil People Something
I don’t know why I write what I write.
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Knows Write Writing
People just… disappear,” he says. “The Earth just opens up and swallows people,” I say, some what sadly, checking my Rolex. “Eerie.” Kimball yawns, stretching. “Really eerie.” “Ominous.” I nod my agreement. “It’s just”- he sights, exasperated- “futile.
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Agreement Eerie Sight
Unless you’re the director on the movie, or putting up the money for the movie, you really don’t have a lot of control.
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Control Directors Money
Devastates me and I make a mental note to ask him where he purchases his hair-care products, which kind of mousse he uses, my final guesses after mulling over the possibilities being Ten-X.
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Devastate Lowering Mental Mote Sunglasses

After a while you learn that everything stops.

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