"The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you're 10 years old, and in fact at the time of the murder you hate your lost parent, my mother in my case."

-- James Ellroy

#Mother Quotes #Hate Quotes #Years Quotes

“Truth must be told-and things must change! If words are not about real things and do not cause things to happen, what is the good of them?”
“Donâ€™t let yourself be. Find something new to try, something to change. Count how often it succeeds and how often it doesnâ€™t. Write about it. Ask a patient or a colleague what they think about it. See if you can keep the conversation going.”
“Sometimes even lawyers need lawyers.”
“Making a woman laugh. What is that about? And the prettier the woman, the more satisfaction I get. It doesn't make any sense, but I'm being honest.”
“The reason that the Croats want a state of their own is that they fear being cut into little pieces by the Serbs.”
“In the end, the question is not, how do we use nature to serve our interests? It's how can we use humans to serve nature's interest?'”
“I started drinking in my late teen years and continued through college and into the early years of my career. I had a lot of missed opportunities because of not being able to handle my liquor, things like bad shows. But mostly what precipitated it was how it was contributing to my mental health breaking down. Alcohol and depression don't mix very well as I'm sure you know, it makes everything worse. I hit a point where I knew that if I kept drinking it wouldn't go very well.”
“Most of the actors that I've had the pleasure to work with are very easy to get along with. And whether they're getting paid or not getting paid doesn't necessarily make a difference. Most people are easy to work with and easy to get along with, but we mostly hear about the ***** who are really a pain in the ass, and we've all had our share of working with them.”

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