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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
Tags: stand, attention, school, myself

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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
Tags: great, man, marriage, life
As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance to puncture the myth I've created about my work and refine it.
— James Ellroy
Tags: about, interview, chance, work
I put on such a good show, the story is outrageous, and people don't want to hear that I'm basically a reasonable human being. As long as it continues to get me print, I'll continue to perform in an exuberant manner.
— James Ellroy
Tags: long, people, me, good
My mother and I will continue on some level that I haven't determined yet. I think my mother's a great character, and I have to say that giving my mother to the world has to be the biggest thrill of my writing career.
— James Ellroy
Tags: world, character, mother, great
I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity.
— James Ellroy
Tags: want, bad, humanity, men
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