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James Frey quotes: She made me feel better than I have ever felt, better than I imagined I could feel, and it scared me, it scared me to the point of paralysis.

She made me feel better than I have ever felt, better than I imagined I could feel, and it scared me, it scared me to the point of paralysis.

James Frey quotes: Faith is the fool's excuse.

Faith is the fool's excuse.

James Frey quotes: I'm writing books. They're still a mix of fact and fiction and will continue to be. I think it's an interesting place to work.

I'm writing books. They're still a mix of fact and fiction and will continue to be. I think it's an interesting place to work.

James Frey quotes: The future is unwritten. What will be will be.

The future is unwritten. What will be will be.

James Frey quotes: I always wanted to be the outlaw. And that's to a certain extent how I've lived.

I always wanted to be the outlaw. And that's to a certain extent how I've lived.

James Frey quotes: Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady.

Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady.

James Frey quotes: Trauma is survivable, but often not much more. It kills you while allowing you to still live.

Trauma is survivable, but often not much more. It kills you while allowing you to still live.

James Frey quotes: I hadn't learned yet that everybody's locked up some way or other. That's how life is we're all imprisoned by something.

I hadn't learned yet that everybody's locked up some way or other. That's how life is we're all imprisoned by something.

James Frey quotes: If you want to be whole, you must first be partial.

If you want to be whole, you must first be partial.

James Frey quotes: To say that you can't see echoes of the past in what I do would be absurd. Everything that has preceded me has affected me.

To say that you can't see echoes of the past in what I do would be absurd. Everything that has preceded me has affected me.

James Frey quotes: But we are what we are, and humans will always hate.

But we are what we are, and humans will always hate.

James Frey quotes: Its not just a smile of momentary happiness. When it disappears from my face, it will stay with me.

Its not just a smile of momentary happiness. When it disappears from my face, it will stay with me.

James Frey quotes: My wife says I'm only comfortable when there's a fight. And it's true. The thing that motivates me is struggle.

My wife says I'm only comfortable when there's a fight. And it's true. The thing that motivates me is struggle.

James Frey quotes: You should at all times be showing a well-motivated character overcoming obstacles in pursuit of a goal.

You should at all times be showing a well-motivated character overcoming obstacles in pursuit of a goal.

James Frey quotes: The past doesn't matter. People cling to it because it allows them to ignore the present.

The past doesn't matter. People cling to it because it allows them to ignore the present.

James Frey quotes: As we stand to leave, I look across the dining hall and through the glass at Lilly. She is smiling at me and the smile hurts.

As we stand to leave, I look across the dining hall and through the glass at Lilly. She is smiling at me and the smile hurts.

James Frey quotes: And loss of control is always the source of fear. It is also, however, always the source of change.

And loss of control is always the source of fear. It is also, however, always the source of change.

James Frey quotes: Be smart, be strong, be proud, live honorably and with dignity, and just hold on.

Be smart, be strong, be proud, live honorably and with dignity, and just hold on.

James Frey quotes: Part of me still loves. More of me doesn't.

Part of me still loves. More of me doesn't.

James Frey quotes: I'm just going to write my books and do my work and release it. Let the world decide what it is, and if it's any good or not.

I'm just going to write my books and do my work and release it. Let the world decide what it is, and if it's any good or not.

James Frey quotes: Because I'll never be any better. I'll never be any more normal and I'll never make the pain go away. Never ever ever.

Because I'll never be any better. I'll never be any more normal and I'll never make the pain go away. Never ever ever.

James Frey quotes: Most books aren't pure nonfiction or fiction.

Most books aren't pure nonfiction or fiction.

James Frey quotes: To write a damn good thriller, you need a killer attitude.

To write a damn good thriller, you need a killer attitude.

James Frey quotes: I know people might think I'm strong or tough, but I'm really not. I'm a sheep in wolf's clothing.

I know people might think I'm strong or tough, but I'm really not. I'm a sheep in wolf's clothing.

James Frey quotes: Stay. Fight. Live. Take it. Cry. Cry. Cry.

Stay.
Fight.
Live.
Take it.
Cry.
Cry.
Cry.

James Frey quotes: I think men who can cry are strong men

I think men who can cry are strong men

James Frey quotes: There is one thing. One thing that haunts me from page one to page twenty-two. I have never spoken of it. I have never told another person

There is one thing. One thing that haunts me from page one to page twenty-two. I have never spoken of it. I have never told another person

James Frey quotes: Words can't say this. The one word love means too little for what it is. It means everything and that is still not enough.

Words can't say this. The one word love means too little for what it is. It means everything and that is still not enough.

James Frey quotes: Laughing and Love. They are both drugs.

Laughing and Love. They are both drugs.

James Frey quotes: Dreams can come true there [Los Angeles]in ways impossible anywhere else, and they can get destroyed as well.

Dreams can come true there [Los Angeles]in ways impossible anywhere else, and they can get destroyed as well.

James Frey quotes: Being a writer now is about so much more than writing. There's publishing, touring, marketing, web presence.

Being a writer now is about so much more than writing. There's publishing, touring, marketing, web presence.

James Frey quotes: Thank you Lilly, Leonard, MIles, I love you and I thank you

Thank you Lilly, Leonard, MIles, I love you and I thank you

James Frey quotes: Practice not wanting, desiring, judging, doing, fighting, knowing. Practice just being. Everything will fall into place.

Practice not wanting, desiring, judging, doing, fighting, knowing. Practice just being. Everything will fall into place.

James Frey quotes: When I was a screenwriter, I was doing it for mercenary reasons.

When I was a screenwriter, I was doing it for mercenary reasons.

James Frey quotes: They say live and let live, do not judge, take life as it comes

They say live and let live, do not judge, take life as it comes

James Frey quotes: She feels and she cries. It is to be admired.

She feels and she cries. It is to be admired.

James Frey quotes: Learn to deal with that. It's the way of the world. You fight and struggle and work your ass off and then you die. Deal with that.

Learn to deal with that. It's the way of the world. You fight and struggle and work your ass off and then you die. Deal with that.

James Frey quotes: I can run fast when I want to run fast, and I've always been good at destroying things.

I can run fast when I want to run fast, and I've always been good at destroying things.

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

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

James Frey quotes: Hate me if you must, but know that I will never hate you.

Hate me if you must, but know that I will never hate you.

James Frey quotes: Be patient and wait. Your mud will settle. Your water will be clear.

Be patient and wait. Your mud will settle. Your water will be clear.

James Frey quotes: There are never words for the strongest of our feelings. There is just the pain that we cannot share. Pain we must all feel alone.

There are never words for the strongest of our feelings. There is just the pain that we cannot share. Pain we must all feel alone.

James Frey quotes: My body is falling apart and my mind fell apart a long time ago.

My body is falling apart and my mind fell apart a long time ago.

James Frey quotes: Live and let live, do not judge, take life as it comes and deal with it, everything will be okay.

Live and let live, do not judge, take life as it comes and deal with it, everything will be okay.

James Frey quotes: Sometimes skulls are thick. Sometimes hearts are vacant. Sometimes words don't work.

Sometimes skulls are thick. Sometimes hearts are vacant. Sometimes words don't work.

James Frey quotes: And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.

And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.

James Frey quotes: Fear, he said, ran all of our lives. Fear, he said, after religion, was the most destructive force in the world.

Fear, he said, ran all of our lives. Fear, he said, after religion, was the most destructive force in the world.

James Frey quotes: [...]that's how it works most of the time; we say the things that matter to people when it's already too late.

[...]that's how it works most of the time; we say the things that matter to people when it's already too late.

James Frey quotes: I don't care what people come at me with. People have come at me with everything you could imagine. I could care less about that.

I don't care what people come at me with. People have come at me with everything you could imagine. I could care less about that.

James Frey quotes: Be bold. But not bold, be fucking bold.

Be bold. But not bold, be fucking bold.

James Frey quotes: If you can accept the truth and live with it your heart will be at peace.

If you can accept the truth and live with it your heart will be at peace.

James Frey quotes: Be content with what you have and take joy in the way things are. When you realize you have all you need, the World belongs to you.

Be content with what you have and take joy in the way things are. When you realize you have all you need, the World belongs to you.

James Frey quotes: Life, not death, is the great mystery you must confront.

Life, not death, is the great mystery you must confront.

James Frey quotes: I am happy and able because I allow myself to be happy.

I am happy and able because I allow myself to be happy.

James Frey quotes: There is, though, nothing that prepares us for the worst things in our life. There is nothing you can do to stop the shock, or buffer the pain.

There is, though, nothing that prepares us for the worst things in our life. There is nothing you can do to stop the shock, or buffer the pain.

James Frey quotes: I think of how and why and what happened and the thoughts come easily, but the answers don't.

I think of how and why and what happened and the thoughts come easily, but the answers don't.

James Frey quotes: It's cold and it's winter and the world has gone to sleep

It's cold and it's winter and the world has gone to sleep

James Frey quotes: Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

James Frey quotes: I've never had any interest at all in being a journalist or writing some sort of historically accurate autobiography.

I've never had any interest at all in being a journalist or writing some sort of historically accurate autobiography.

James Frey quotes: Why are you scared, John?''Because I know I'm not better.''Why do you think that?''Because I know it in my heart.

Why are you scared, John?'
'Because I know I'm not better.'
'Why do you think that?'
'Because I know it in my heart.

James Frey quotes: 1954. Smog prevents airplanes from landing and ships from docking for three days.

1954. Smog prevents airplanes from landing and ships from docking for three days.

James Frey quotes: To live with angels and chase their dreams.

To live with angels and chase their dreams.

James Frey quotes: I choose to be the person that i want to be

I choose to be the person that i want to be

James Frey quotes: What is the meaning of life?Whatever you want it to be.

What is the meaning of life?Whatever you want it to be.

James Frey quotes: Even a second of freedom is worth more than a lifetime of bondage.

Even a second of freedom is worth more than a lifetime of bondage.

James Frey quotes: I listen to the tick of an unseen clock marking moments of time long passed ...

I listen to the tick of an unseen clock marking moments of time long passed ...

James Frey quotes: There are places from which you cannot return. There is damage that can be irreparable.

There are places from which you cannot return. There is damage that can be irreparable.

James Frey quotes: I don't write with an outline. I don't often know what I'm going to do as I'm writing. And I do everything by feel and by instinct.

I don't write with an outline. I don't often know what I'm going to do as I'm writing. And I do everything by feel and by instinct.

James Frey quotes: Let things be, let yourself be, let everything be and accept it as it is. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Let things be, let yourself be, let everything be and accept it as it is. Nothing more. Nothing less.

James Frey quotes: Lying became part of my life. I lied if I needed to lie to get something or get out of something

Lying became part of my life. I lied if I needed to lie to get something or get out of something

James Frey quotes: I'm pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way.

I'm pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way.

James Frey quotes: The promise of eternal life makes people forsake the life they're given.

The promise of eternal life makes people forsake the life they're given.

James Frey quotes: Are we biology or God or something higher? I know my heart beats and I listen to it. The beat is biology, but what is the song?

Are we biology or God or something higher? I know my heart beats and I listen to it. The beat is biology, but what is the song?

James Frey quotes: If you care about what others think of you, then you will always be their slave.

If you care about what others think of you, then you will always be their slave.

James Frey quotes: 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.

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 quotes: You only live once, buy Picassos whenever possible.

You only live once, buy Picassos whenever possible.

James Frey quotes: For the worst things of our lives, it is sometimes the best way, to never speak of them again.

For the worst things of our lives, it is sometimes the best way, to never speak of them again.

James Frey quotes: No one wants to die alone, even though that's how it happens to all of us, even though we pretend there's some other ways.

No one wants to die alone, even though that's how it happens to all of us, even though we pretend there's some other ways.

James Frey quotes: I love the process of being alone in a room.

I love the process of being alone in a room.

James Frey quotes: It's been great getting better with you.

It's been great getting better with you.

James Frey quotes: Love only brought me lonliness and horror.

Love only brought me lonliness and horror.

James Frey quotes: he sits and waits and hopes that at some

he sits and waits and hopes that at some

James Frey quotes: What someone calls my books is irrelevant to me. I consider them works of art and rules and categories and labels mean nothing.

What someone calls my books is irrelevant to me. I consider them works of art and rules and categories and labels mean nothing.

James Frey quotes: A miracle is changing someone's life. Freeing them from whatever bonds them. Giving them the gift of being able to live the way they dream of living.

A miracle is changing someone's life. Freeing them from whatever bonds them. Giving them the gift of being able to live the way they dream of living.

James Frey quotes: I've been alone my whole life, I can't do it anymore.

I've been alone my whole life, I can't do it anymore.

James Frey quotes: Love is love. It doesn't matter how or who you love. I don't believe the messiah would condemn gay men and women.

Love is love. It doesn't matter how or who you love. I don't believe the messiah would condemn gay men and women.

James Frey quotes: You can tell yourself anything you want, but until you believe what you're telling yourself, you're wasting words.

You can tell yourself anything you want, but until you believe what you're telling yourself, you're wasting words.

James Frey quotes: I think as an artist or a writer it's OK to want to control your own work.

I think as an artist or a writer it's OK to want to control your own work.

James Frey quotes: Love and laughter and fucking make one's life better. Worship is just the passing of time.

Love and laughter and fucking make one's life better. Worship is just the passing of time.

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

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 quotes: He pulled out turned west and started driving towards the glow it was thousands of miles away, he started driving towards the glow.

He pulled out turned west and started driving towards the glow it was thousands of miles away, he started driving towards the glow.

James Frey quotes: No judgment, no condescension. Just hope.

No judgment, no condescension. Just hope.

James Frey quotes: I just think it's a great world to tell stories in, to tell cool stories: money, sex, fame, and scandal. Those are great subject matters to work with.

I just think it's a great world to tell stories in, to tell cool stories: money, sex, fame, and scandal. Those are great subject matters to work with.

James Frey quotes: The greatest rules of dramatic writing are conflict, conflict, conflict.

The greatest rules of dramatic writing are conflict, conflict, conflict.

James Frey quotes: When I started writing 'A Million Little Pieces,' I felt like it was the right story with the style I had been looking for, and I just kept going.

When I started writing 'A Million Little Pieces,' I felt like it was the right story with the style I had been looking for, and I just kept going.

James Frey quotes: I turn and I slowly walk away and I don't look back. It has always been a fault of mine, but it is the way I am. I never look

I turn and I slowly walk away and I don't look back. It has always been a fault of mine, but it is the way I am. I never look back. Never.

James Frey quotes: I hope nobody took the Razzle Dazzle Rose.

I hope nobody took the Razzle Dazzle Rose.

James Frey quotes: We know have the power of God in many ways: the atomic bomb, the ability to create life in a test tube, cloning, artificial intelligence.

We know have the power of God in many ways: the atomic bomb, the ability to create life in a test tube, cloning, artificial intelligence.

James Frey quotes: Sometimes I really want to believe in God. I really admire, in a lot of ways, people who have faith. I think it must be a beautiful thing to believe.

Sometimes I really want to believe in God. I really admire, in a lot of ways, people who have faith. I think it must be a beautiful thing to believe.

James Frey quotes: People call me all sorts of things. I don't even care what they call me.

People call me all sorts of things. I don't even care what they call me.