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Crime writer

James Ellroy, born on March 4, 1948, is a renowned crime fiction writer from the United States. His works, set against the backdrop of Los Angeles, delve into the historical and criminal issues of American society, enjoying great popularity among readers.

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“I wanted to portray a newly democratized, enclosed society. I wanted to show how extraordinarily fluid people are in their embrace of other human beings.”

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“Sometimes I'll leave the house and go to a delicatessen down the street from me - it's been there a million years - just because I can look at people.”

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“Other people, some other writers, will win certain accolades or sell in far greater numbers than me - and I'm a legitimate best-selling author - but I live and die for the work. That's thrilling to me. It's thrilling that I do for others what certain writers did for me when I was a kid.”

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“I'm way past the idea of using ideology or political view as a gauge of human character. I simply don't believe it. And many people, I tend to think most people, feel that way. Since I don't have to worry about it, I'm happy.”

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“I'm grateful for the life I have. I lived bad for many years, and I've got a great life now. I've got the kind of life people only dream about.”

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“I like to have fun out there. I work hard, and then I get to cut loose and go out and tour, and I enjoy it. I like to go out and meet the people. I love to sell books.”

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“[Raymond] Chandler, I reread him, and there's a lot of bad writing there. I don't think he knew much about people.”

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“Dead people belong to the live people who claim them most obsessively.”

People Claims Dead People

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“Some people don’t respond to civility.”

People Civility

Book:The Black Dahlia

Source: The Black Dahlia

“Rock and rollers can get you the youth buzz, and younger people are fanatical readers.”

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Book:Conversations with James Ellroy

Source: Conversations with James Ellroy

“Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.”

People Murder Committed

Book:Conversations with James Ellroy

Source: Conversations with James Ellroy

“I am the most well-adjusted human being I know. I started out this investigation as a very happy man with a great career. I've got the life people dream about: I am rich, I am famous, I've got a fabulous marriage to an absolutely, spell-bindingly brilliant woman.”

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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.”

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“I'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people.”

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Book:Conversations with James Ellroy

Source: Conversations with James Ellroy

About the Author

Born: March 4, 1948
Known for: Crime writer
Quotes: 113

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