Quotes by : Jay McInerney

It's like, you can't trust anybody, and if somebody you know doesn't fuck you over it's just because....

Under the spell of alcohol your differences recede.

Your brain at this moment is composed of brigades of tiny Bolivian soldiers. They are tired and muddy....

For a few weeks you got up at six to compose short stories at the kitchen table with while Amanda slept....

Memories lurk like dustballs in the backs of drawers. The stereo is a special model that plays only music....

This is shaping up even worse than you anticipated. Still, you feel a measure of detachment, as if you....

The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.

You have always wanted to be a writer. Getting the job at the magazine was only your first step toward....

The intercom buzzes while you're changing your shirt. You push the Talk button: "Who is it?" "Narcotics....

Sometimes I think the difference between what we want and what we're afraid of is about the width of....