“I think there's a phenomenon of people who want to be around something that seems "dangerous." It makes them feel more real.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsRealSeemsDangerousPhenomenon Author:Jerry Stahl
“My own theory is that people are just so desperate for somebody they can feel better than, in America. Now that everyone's going broke and working 17 jobs - if they have one at all - at least they can look at these guys behind bars and think, "At least I get to wear my own clothes to work."” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsLooksJobsAmericaGuyMy OwnBehindsTheoryClothesBarsBrokeDesperateFeel Better Author:Jerry Stahl
“I think it's just too kinda juicy and compelling to imagine people in their private lives, but then half the time people's private lives are just so much more bizarre and Ted Haggard-like than you could ever imagine. It's almost hard to write fiction anymore.” PeopleThinkingWritingHardHalfFictionImagineCompellingBizarrePrivate LifeJuicyHaggard Author:Jerry Stahl
“I think that a lot of people are in love with stress. It's the dirty little secret of Western civilization. People often mistake stress for fuel.... to me, stress is just another bad drug that I don't want to do.” PeopleThinkingWantLittlesSecretMistakeCivilizationDrugStressWesternDirtyFuelWestern Civilization Author:Jerry Stahl
“This is, I believe, what happens when people take their own lives. They're not killing themselves, they're killing the world. Either to spare it pain or to cause it some, depending.” PeopleWorldBelieveHappensPainI BelieveCausesKillingSpares Author:Jerry Stahl
