Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world. Jay McInerney ambitiousattractoutlander Change image and share on social
My former wife is a very eccentric woman, which is why I still love her. Jay McInerney eccentriclovewife Change image and share on social
You know, Greenwich Village was the traditional bohemia of New York. I wish I could say that was entirely true now. It's, uh... changed. It's now got, God help us, investment bankers and journalists, but it's still a very beautiful part of New York. Jay McInerney bankerbeautifulbohemia share on social
I don't think I found my voice until I reached New York. I suppose it's possible I would have had some kind of different literary career if I had not discovered New York. Jay McInerney careerdiscoverfind Change image and share on social
I'm afraid that - not necessarily deliberately, but consistently - I've made a kind of laboratory out of my life, where I mix the stuff in the test tubes to create explosions - possibly resulting in interesting by-products. I mean, not deliberately - I'd be crazy to deliberately do that - or maybe not. Jay McInerney afraidconsistentlycrazy share on social
I love to imagine inside the head of a woman. Jay McInerney headimagineinside Change image and share on social
I remain a fan of my friend Bret Easton Ellis's 'American Psycho.' I think as a book about New York in the '80s it was pretty excellent. Jay McInerney 80samericanbook Change image and share on social
We've been hearing about the death of the novel ever since the day after Don Quixote was published. Jay McInerney daydeathdon Change image and share on social