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Jess Walter is an American author born on July 20, 1965. His works include novels, short story collections, and essays, known for their unique narrative style and profound insights into social issues.

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“I doubt the terrorists saw 9/11 as a teaching opportunity. And we're not really a culture geared to anything as humble as 'learning.' But I was disappointed in how quickly everyone wanted to get back to normal. It was as if we watched terrorism on TV for a while, then got bored and turned back to 'American Idol.'”

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Author:Jess Walter

“If you come from money and you become an addict, you go to the Betty Ford Clinic, you get treatment. If you're living on the street and you're an addict, it's much harder to find your way out.”

Ifs Way Streets Harder Treatment Addict Living On Clinic

Author:Jess Walter

“If a police officer arrests a mime, does he need to tell him he has the right to remain silent.”

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Author:Jess Walter

“Stories are people. I'm a story, you're a story ... your father is a story. Our stories go in every direction, but sometimes, if we're lucky, our stories join into one, and for a while, we're less alone.”

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Author:Jess Walter

“Then she smiled, and in that instant, if such a thing were possible, Pasquale fell in love, and he would remain in love for the rest of his life--not so much with the woman, whom he didn't even know, but with the moment.”

Ifs Knows Moments Instant

Book:Beautiful Ruins

Source: Beautiful Ruins

“I think so, too. I know I felt that way. For years. It was as if I was a character in a movie and the real action was about to start at any minute. But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has happened while they were waiting for it to start.”

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Book:Beautiful Ruins

Source: Beautiful Ruins

“And if a moment exists only in one's perception anyway, then perhaps the rush of feeling he has now is THE MOMENT, and not merely its shadow.”

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Author:Jess Walter

“And even if they don't find what they're looking for, isn't it enough to be out walking together in the sunlight?”

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Author:Jess Walter

“What kind of wife would I be if I left your father simply because he was dead?”

Ifs Kind Father Left Wife

Book:Beautiful Ruins: A Novel

Source: Beautiful Ruins: A Novel

“I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I'm having trouble with the novel I'm writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer's block by always writing something.”

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Author:Jess Walter

About the Author

Born: July 20, 1965
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Quotes: 67

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Beautiful RuinsRelated source material

The Financial Lives of the PoetsRelated source material

Beautiful Ruins: A NovelRelated source material

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