“My publisher had mailed [Bret Easton Ellis] Richard Yates. And when I talked to him he said he had read all my prose books. And he said something like, "You got a lot of mileage out of Dakota Fanning."” SaidBookLike YouProsePublishersDakotaMileage Author:Tao Lin
“I think Bret Easton Ellis has said that he doesn't completely identify with his characters. And I think he has referred to them as immoral before.” ThinkingSaidCharacterImmoral Author:Tao Lin
“I know Bret Easton Ellis has said he has some amount of empathy for every character he has written about, though, so maybe I am similar to him in terms of that. I'm not sure what he thinks exactly.” ThinkingKnowsSaidCharacterTermWrittenAmountEmpathyNot Sure Author:Tao Lin
“A world without right or wrong was a world that did not want itself, anything other than itself, or anything not those two things, but that still wanted something. A world without right or wrong invited you over, complained about you, and gave you cookies. Don't leave, it said, and gave you a vegan cookie. It avoided eye contact, but touched your knee sometimes. It was the world without right or wrong. It didn't have any meaning. It just wanted a little meaning.” WorldWantLittlesSaidStillsTwoSometimesEyeWantedContactKneesTwo ThingsTouchedVeganInvitedCookiesAvoidedEye Contact Author:Tao Lin
“When I'm talking to someone I think 'can I use this dialogue in a book,'" said Luis. "If the answer is no I try talking to someone else.” IfsThinkingTryingSaidBookUseAnswersTalkingDialogueTalking To Someone Book:Shoplifting from American Apparel Source: Shoplifting from American Apparel
“I know,' said Erin, and described how she'd lately felt depressed in a new and scary way, which Paul also had felt lately and described as a sadness-based fear, immune to tone and interpretation, as if not meant for humans - more visceral than sadness, but unlike fear because it decreased heart rate and impaired the senses, causing everything to seem 'darker.” IfsKnowsWayHumansHeartSaidSeemsFeltSadnessRateScarySensesToneInterpretationImmuneDecreaseVisceralErinHeart Rate Book:Taipei Source: Taipei
