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I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I dont

I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I dont want to be some stress casualty in early middle age. – James Ellroy

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As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as much as her dad mutated into an obsession with crime in general, well, I have thought about other things throughout the years. – James Ellroy

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dad
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James Ellroy
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The 1950s to me is darkness, hidden history, perversion behind most doors waiting to creep out. The 1950s to most people is kitsch and Mickey Mouse watches and all this intolerable stuff… – James Ellroy

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Twentieth Century
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I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. – Clint Eastwood

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He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when its bottled. – Gene Fowler

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It looks good when you see someone kicking at the age of 51 with no double. Its kinda cool for people to know that past 50 we can keep flexible. – Jean Claude Van Damme

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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since. – Salvador Dali

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There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. – Will Rogers

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With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound. – Buffalo Bill

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I will never do another TV series. It couldnt top I Love Lucy, and Id be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off. – Lucille Ball

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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. – Pliny The Elder

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