As much as I transferred my mother to El... by James Ellroy

Years Mother Dad Crime Mystery

As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as much as her dad mutated into an obsession with crime in general, well, I have thought about other things throughout the years.

- James Ellroy

Other quotes by James Ellroy

Truth

I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little.

- James Ellroy

Marriage

I have a very intense marriage.

- James Ellroy

Man Being Life People

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.

- James Ellroy

Humanity Men Want

I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity.

- James Ellroy

People

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

- James Ellroy

School Attention

I was a WASP kid going to a high school that was 99 percent Jewish and I wanted attention and I wanted to make a spectacle of myself because I couldn't stand to be ignored.

- James Ellroy

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