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James Frey Quote: “That’s what ever great writer, I believe, has done over the course of time – is they’ve figured out new ways of telling the same stories.”

151. “That’s what ever great writer, I believe, has done over the course of time – is they’ve figured out new ways of telling the same stories.”

James Frey Quote: “If you want to be whole, you must first be partial.”

152. “If you want to be whole, you must first be partial.”

James Frey Quote: “I think as an artist or a writer it’s OK to want to control your own work.”

153. “I think as an artist or a writer it’s OK to want to control your own work.”

James Frey Quote: “She talks about the desertion. How each time it broke her heart. How with each break it became harder to heal. How with each time she healed, it became harder to love again. How each time hope faded into desolation. Into loneliness and despair. Into self-hatred and self-loathing. At the beginning there was hope. It faded. At the end there was nothing.”

154. “She talks about the desertion. How each time it broke her heart. How with each break it became harder to heal. How with each time she healed, it became harder to love again. How each time hope faded into desolation. Into loneliness and despair. Into self-hatred and self-loathing. At the beginning there was hope. It faded. At the end there was nothing.”

James Frey Quote: “What’s crazy is living your life according to some book written by someone who couldn’t imagine what your life would be like.”

155. “What’s crazy is living your life according to some book written by someone who couldn’t imagine what your life would be like.”

James Frey Quote: “Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady.”

156. “Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady.”

James Frey Quote: “It started when she passed me a note in English class. The note said you don’t seem as awful as I hear you are. I passed one back that read: beware I am as awful as people say and worse. She laughed and I had a friend. She didn’t become my Ally and I didn’t ask her to or want her to but she became my friend and that was more than anyone else was willing to do.”

157. “It started when she passed me a note in English class. The note said you don’t seem as awful as I hear you are. I passed one back that read: beware I am as awful as people say and worse. She laughed and I had a friend. She didn’t become my Ally and I didn’t ask her to or want her to but she became my friend and that was more than anyone else was willing to do.”

James Frey Quote: “My secret is that I choose to be the person that I want to be. That I don’t believe in destiny or predetermination, but in choice, and that each of us chooses to be the person we are. Whatever you want to be you can be, whatever you want to do you can do, wherever you want to go you can go. The world, and the life ahead, is ours for the taking. The future is unwritten, and you can make it whatever you want it to be.”

158. “My secret is that I choose to be the person that I want to be. That I don’t believe in destiny or predetermination, but in choice, and that each of us chooses to be the person we are. Whatever you want to be you can be, whatever you want to do you can do, wherever you want to go you can go. The world, and the life ahead, is ours for the taking. The future is unwritten, and you can make it whatever you want it to be.”

James Frey Quote: “My mind is filled with one thought and it runs through over and over and over.”

159. “My mind is filled with one thought and it runs through over and over and over.”

James Frey Quote: “He’s gone, but my memory isn’t and it won’t be for a long time. It has always been a fault of mine. I hold my memory. pg.15.”

160. “He’s gone, but my memory isn’t and it won’t be for a long time. It has always been a fault of mine. I hold my memory. pg.15.”

James Frey Quote: “Enemies are a given. Friends are not.”

161. “Enemies are a given. Friends are not.”

James Frey Quote: “It’s been great getting better with you.”

162. “It’s been great getting better with you.”

James Frey Quote: “Love only brought me lonliness and horror.”

163. “Love only brought me lonliness and horror.”

James Frey Quote: “The Bible was written two thousand years ago. The world is a different place now. Stories that had meaning then are meaningless now. Beliefs that might have been valid then are invalid now. Those books should be looked at in the same way we look at anything of that age with interest with an acknowledgement of the historical importance but they should not be thought of as anything that has any value.”

164. “The Bible was written two thousand years ago. The world is a different place now. Stories that had meaning then are meaningless now. Beliefs that might have been valid then are invalid now. Those books should be looked at in the same way we look at anything of that age with interest with an acknowledgement of the historical importance but they should not be thought of as anything that has any value.”

James Frey Quote: “Did you hurt yourself? Sort of. Why’d you do that? I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just the cost of doing business. Her Grandmother smiles and she gently touches my face with her free hand. I hope that’s a business you’re leaving, James. I smile, enjoy the warmth of her hand. We’ll see. She nods. Her eyes and her hand understand my words, have seen and felt this type of damage before. There is no judgment and no condescension. Just hope.”

165. “Did you hurt yourself? Sort of. Why’d you do that? I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just the cost of doing business. Her Grandmother smiles and she gently touches my face with her free hand. I hope that’s a business you’re leaving, James. I smile, enjoy the warmth of her hand. We’ll see. She nods. Her eyes and her hand understand my words, have seen and felt this type of damage before. There is no judgment and no condescension. Just hope.”

James Frey Quote: “Whether they are accepted or not isn’t important. What is important is the act of apologizing, the act of admitting fault, the act of asking for forgiveness.”

166. “Whether they are accepted or not isn’t important. What is important is the act of apologizing, the act of admitting fault, the act of asking for forgiveness.”

James Frey Quote: “I choose to be the person that i want to be.”

167. “I choose to be the person that i want to be.”

James Frey Quote: “They say live and let live, do not judge, take life as it comes.”

168. “They say live and let live, do not judge, take life as it comes.”

James Frey Quote: “I don’t believe she’s in Heaven and I don’t believe she’s in a better place. She’s dead and when we’re dead, we’re gone. There are no blinding lights, there is no happy music, there are no Angels waiting to greet us.”

169. “I don’t believe she’s in Heaven and I don’t believe she’s in a better place. She’s dead and when we’re dead, we’re gone. There are no blinding lights, there is no happy music, there are no Angels waiting to greet us.”

James Frey Quote: “I try to write books that are different from the books I’ve already written. I think one of the thing I really try to do is reinvent how a novel can be written.”

170. “I try to write books that are different from the books I’ve already written. I think one of the thing I really try to do is reinvent how a novel can be written.”

James Frey Quote: “But that’s part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs.”

171. “But that’s part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs.”

James Frey Quote: “There’s something, I think, that gets lost when we write something – something gets lost in the translation. So I speak everything out, and it’s more important how it sounds. And applying that to more formal aspects of writing.”

172. “There’s something, I think, that gets lost when we write something – something gets lost in the translation. So I speak everything out, and it’s more important how it sounds. And applying that to more formal aspects of writing.”

James Frey Quote: “Twenty-nine cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on law enforcement. Fifteen cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on sewage collection and treatment. Eight cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on road maintenance. One-point-five cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on education.”

173. “Twenty-nine cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on law enforcement. Fifteen cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on sewage collection and treatment. Eight cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on road maintenance. One-point-five cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on education.”

James Frey Quote: “She feels and she cries. It is to be admired.”

174. “She feels and she cries. It is to be admired.”

James Frey Quote: “If you care about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner.”

175. “If you care about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner.”

James Frey Quote: “I’ve always said I’m more influenced in what I do by artists, and how they work, how they think, and the freedom they’re given to work and think, than I really am by other writers.”

176. “I’ve always said I’m more influenced in what I do by artists, and how they work, how they think, and the freedom they’re given to work and think, than I really am by other writers.”

James Frey Quote: “I reach up and out and I put my arms around Leonard and I hug him. I don’t know any words, so I let my actions speak. Strong, simple and deep appreciation. The actions speak true.”

177. “I reach up and out and I put my arms around Leonard and I hug him. I don’t know any words, so I let my actions speak. Strong, simple and deep appreciation. The actions speak true.”

James Frey Quote: “The future is unwritten. What will be will be.”

178. “The future is unwritten. What will be will be.”

James Frey Quote: “In 1935, the Los Angeles Police Department, via mayoral directive, sends a battalion of police officers to the Nevada border to stop hitchhikers, primarily Mexican nationals, from entering the state of California. They return after four days and report that they were unable to stem the flow of immigration.”

179. “In 1935, the Los Angeles Police Department, via mayoral directive, sends a battalion of police officers to the Nevada border to stop hitchhikers, primarily Mexican nationals, from entering the state of California. They return after four days and report that they were unable to stem the flow of immigration.”

James Frey Quote: “The pain is immense, but I need it because it keeps me from going insane.”

180. “The pain is immense, but I need it because it keeps me from going insane.”

James Frey Quote: “I think God is something that People use to avoid reality.”

181. “I think God is something that People use to avoid reality.”

James Frey Quote: “I could be hurt by something other than myself.”

182. “I could be hurt by something other than myself.”

James Frey Quote: “When I find a magazine and I lean back to start reading it, I can see the woman watching me out of the corner of her eye. She moves closer to the child and she puts her arm around him and she leans over and kisses his forehead. I know why she does it and I don’t blame her and as I open my magazine my heart breaks and I hope that the little boy doesn’t grow up to be anything like me.”

183. “When I find a magazine and I lean back to start reading it, I can see the woman watching me out of the corner of her eye. She moves closer to the child and she puts her arm around him and she leans over and kisses his forehead. I know why she does it and I don’t blame her and as I open my magazine my heart breaks and I hope that the little boy doesn’t grow up to be anything like me.”

James Frey Quote: “There is truth, and that is all that matters. The truth.”

184. “There is truth, and that is all that matters. The truth.”

James Frey Quote: “You gotta work for everything in this world. Scratch and claw and fight for every little thing. And it never gets easier. Never. And it doesn’t end until you die. And then it doesn’t matter.”

185. “You gotta work for everything in this world. Scratch and claw and fight for every little thing. And it never gets easier. Never. And it doesn’t end until you die. And then it doesn’t matter.”

James Frey Quote: “It is a touching story, and it is written more to convince than to tell. I am not convinced.”

186. “It is a touching story, and it is written more to convince than to tell. I am not convinced.”

James Frey Quote: “She told me that living life as a Prisoner was a waste of life and that freedom, even a second of freedom, was worth more than a lifetime of bondage.”

187. “She told me that living life as a Prisoner was a waste of life and that freedom, even a second of freedom, was worth more than a lifetime of bondage.”

James Frey Quote: “In 1970, a superior Court judge issues an order forcing the desegregation of Los Angeles schools. The judge survives an assassination attempt and loses his job in the next election.”

188. “In 1970, a superior Court judge issues an order forcing the desegregation of Los Angeles schools. The judge survives an assassination attempt and loses his job in the next election.”

James Frey Quote: “I think God is something that people use to avoid reality. I think faith allows people to reject what is right in front of our eyes, which is that thing, this life, this existence, this consciousness, or whatever word you want to use for it, is all we have, and all we’ll ever have. I think people have faith because they want and need to believe in something, whatever that something is, because life can be hard and depressing and brutal if you don’t.”

189. “I think God is something that people use to avoid reality. I think faith allows people to reject what is right in front of our eyes, which is that thing, this life, this existence, this consciousness, or whatever word you want to use for it, is all we have, and all we’ll ever have. I think people have faith because they want and need to believe in something, whatever that something is, because life can be hard and depressing and brutal if you don’t.”

James Frey Quote: “There are three shelves with about forty books on each shelf. As I look through them, I am hoping for something that will take me away from here.”

190. “There are three shelves with about forty books on each shelf. As I look through them, I am hoping for something that will take me away from here.”

James Frey Quote: “You want worship for what? For what you give? For how you treat us? For what you allow to happen? For the hatred that exists that you don’t stop? For the violence that you don’t stop? For the death that you don’t stop? Man killing man killing women killing children that you don’t stop. And you want worship? You want us on our knees? You want devotion? You want exaltation? You want faith? A crown of thorns pressed into the skull bleeding at the tips.”

191. “You want worship for what? For what you give? For how you treat us? For what you allow to happen? For the hatred that exists that you don’t stop? For the violence that you don’t stop? For the death that you don’t stop? Man killing man killing women killing children that you don’t stop. And you want worship? You want us on our knees? You want devotion? You want exaltation? You want faith? A crown of thorns pressed into the skull bleeding at the tips.”

James Frey Quote: “In 1918, a Chinese immigrant working in a Los Angeles noodle factory invented the fortune cookie. He did so believing that a cookie with a positive message in it would raise the spirits of the city’s poor.”

192. “In 1918, a Chinese immigrant working in a Los Angeles noodle factory invented the fortune cookie. He did so believing that a cookie with a positive message in it would raise the spirits of the city’s poor.”

James Frey Quote: “The Alcoholic’s Dilemma. We drink because we feel pain. The drinking kills the pain. When the drink wears off we feel more pain, so we drink more to kill it, which makes us feel more, so we drink more. And thus it goes until you either stop or die. But stopping hurts too much. And so. And so. I go.”

193. “The Alcoholic’s Dilemma. We drink because we feel pain. The drinking kills the pain. When the drink wears off we feel more pain, so we drink more to kill it, which makes us feel more, so we drink more. And thus it goes until you either stop or die. But stopping hurts too much. And so. And so. I go.”

James Frey Quote: “In here laughing is the only drug. Laughing or love. They are both drugs.”

194. “In here laughing is the only drug. Laughing or love. They are both drugs.”

James Frey Quote: “A small portion of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes are enshrined at the Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple in Pacific Palisades. They are the only portion of Gandhi’s remains that are kept anywhere outside of India.”

195. “A small portion of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes are enshrined at the Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple in Pacific Palisades. They are the only portion of Gandhi’s remains that are kept anywhere outside of India.”

James Frey Quote: “I am happy and able because I allow myself to be happy.”

196. “I am happy and able because I allow myself to be happy.”

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