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Jay McInerney is an American novelist and literary critic, best known for his debut novel "Bright Lights, Big City." His works often explore themes of urban life, excess, and social observation. He has also contributed to various magazines and has established a reputation as a prominent voice in contemporary American literature. Here are 41 of his quotes:

I like the fact that I'm living in the world rather than in a university. (Jay McInerney)
We've been hearing about the death of the novel ever since the day after Don Quixote was published. View quote
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I'm afraid that - not necessarily deliberately, but consistently - I've made a kind of laboratory out of my life, where I mix the stuff in the test tubes to create explosions - possibly resulting in interesting by-products. I mean, not deliberately - I'd be crazy to deliberately do that - or maybe not. View quote
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Anybody who becomes a movie star becomes successful at projecting a certain image to the public. View quote
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There aren't many shy writers left. View quote
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When you catch yourself lying to your therapist, you know it's a waste of money. View quote
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Yeah, 'Gossip Girl' is a good show. It's a real New York show, like 'Sex and the City.' View quote
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Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world. View quote
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I remain a fan of my friend Bret Easton Ellis's 'American Psycho.' I think as a book about New York in the '80s it was pretty excellent. View quote
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You notice for the first time that she has freckles. You didn't know they still made them. View quote
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"Socialist" is the nastiest thing you can say about an American politician in some quarters. (Jay McInerney)
There is a type of writer that can happily bury themselves in the country and dig very deep, but I'm not like that. View quote
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I don't think I've left a trail of weeping women in my wake. I mean, the number of serious relationships I've had has not been into double digits. View quote
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I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery. View quote
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I'm a romantic; you have to be to marry four times. View quote
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It's the cynics who never get married. View quote
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Jay McInerney

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Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Writer
Born: January 13, 1955
Quotes count: 41
Wikipedia: Jay McInerney

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