Quotes about James Ellroy

Every one of my books is written from the viewpoint of cops, with the exception...

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As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as...

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As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance...

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As a kid, I sensed history going on all around me, but the basic thrust...

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Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.

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When I was a kid, Eisenhower had been President forever, and all of a sudden,...

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The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you're 10...

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

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Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really...

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Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken...

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My mother and I will continue on some level that I haven't determined yet. I...

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I've been tremendously moved by a bunch of odd books. Ross McDonald is very important...

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