Top 72 Quotes & Sayings by Jay McInerney - Page 2

He insisted on a single trade secret: that you had to survive, find some quiet, and work hard every day.

The 20th century saw far greater catastrophes than September 11th, as bad as it was, and they didn't render literature or art or music irrelevant. In fact, I think that literature and art help us to understand - sometimes they provide narratives and metaphors for understanding history, for understanding recent catastrophes.

Something changed. Somewhere along the line you stopped accelerating.

Your presence here is is only a matter of conducting an experiment in limits, reminding yourself of what you aren’t.

Tim Thornton's portrait of a pop culture obsession is so convincing that one can't help wishing that his fictional alt rock band actually existed, or suspecting that they did. The Alternative Hero is a weirdly compelling portrait of fanatic fandom which reads like High Fidelity at high volume.

The only thing worse for smoking than drinking is quitting drinking. Because then it's the only thing you can do.

Delia's arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing

You keep thinking that with practice you will eventually get the knack of enjoying superficial encounters, that you will stop looking for the universal solvent, stop grieving. You will learn to compound happiness out of small increments of mindless pleasure.

You know, Im always surprised when I read profiles, and they make me sound so jaded. I am so not jaded.

Yeah, 'Gossip Girl' is a good show. It's a real New York show, like 'Sex and the City.

There is a shabby nobility in failing all by yourself.

Taste ... is a matter of taste (Tad Allagash)