"To write about a place, you have to live there."

--

Source : "Jonathan Ames Talks HBO’s “Bored To Death,” Life In Brooklyn, And Wanting To Be Like Matt Damon". Interview with David Weiner, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.

Jonathan Ames

#Writing Quotes

“Why do I have an issue with banks? They have their greedy fingers in everyones money. No other industry has the power to deduct a bill or fees directly from your own bank account without so much as a notice.”
“When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.”
“Anything that begins 'I don't know how to tell you this' is never good news.”

Source : Ruth Gordon (1971). “Myself Among Others”
“The Law Polarity decrease that everything has an opposite it's the flip side of the coin, you're right my left, the front the back, consider this next time you disagree with someone because their right from their point of view.”
“No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, until he has a child and loves it. And then the whole universe changes and nothing will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before.”

Source : Lafcadio Hearn (2008). “The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn Including the Japanese Letters”, p.369, Wildside Press LLC
“On some dimension or other, every event in life can be causing only one of two things: either it is good for you, or it is bringing up what you need to look at in order to create good for you. Evolution is win-winâ€¦life is self-correcting.”
“Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older.”
“I had a job as a paralegal. I drove a cab.”

Source : "Angry Middle-Aged Man" by James Kaplan, www.newyorker.com. January 19, 2004.

You may also like:

Craig Davidson
Author
Edvard Munch
Painter
Fiona Apple
Singer-songwriter
Gary Shteyngart
Writer
Jason Schwartzman
Actor
Jonathan Lethem
Novelist
Patrick Stewart
Film actor
Ted Danson
Actor
Zoe Kazan
Film actress