Jay McInerney

Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something.

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These are some quotes by American author Jay McInerney Writer, who was born on January 13, 1955.

Quotes by Jay McInerney

It's the cynics who never get married.

Jay McInerney

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Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better.

Jay McInerney

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Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world.

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