Love is the eternal quest: almost everyone wants to love and be loved. Jay McInerney eternallovequest Change image and share on social
Most novelists I know went through a period of intense self-examination and self-loathing after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I certainly did. Jay McInerney attackcenterexamination Change image and share on social
Mine is not an autonomous imagination. Jay McInerney autonomousimaginationmine Change image and share on social
I've been interested in writing and storytelling since I learned to read, but it wasn't until I read Dylan Thomas, when I was 14, that I became interested in language itself, and saw it as more than a transparent medium for a story. Jay McInerney dylanhaveinterest share on social
If being a spokesman for a generation is a fleeting occupation, being a symbol of an era is downright dangerous for anyone who has the bad luck to outlive it. Jay McInerney baddangerousdownright Change image and share on social
You know, I'm always surprised when I read profiles, and they make me sound so jaded. I am so not jaded. Jay McInerney jademakeprofile Change image and share on social
I think a lot of the people who write about me think that if they had to write fewer interviews then they would transcribe their life-story and it would be a big success. Or should be. Jay McInerney bigfewinterview Change image and share on social
There's a socialist bias to the consensus of the literary world: a '30s mentality that says factory workers are more worthy of our attention. Jay McInerney 30sattentionbias Change image and share on social
Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better. Jay McInerney addanchovymoderation Change image and share on social
