A Quote by James Ellroy

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

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About Black Crime Dad Elizabeth General Her Mother Much Obsession Other Shore Things Thought Throughout Transferred Well Years

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James Ellroy
American - Writer
Born: March 4, 1948

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George Gaylord Simpson

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