154 Quotes by Jonathan Carroll

"Death doesn't make you sad- it makes you empty. That's what's so bad about it. All of your charms and beliefs and funny habits fall fast through a big black hole, and suddenly you know they're gone because just as suddenly, there's nothing left at all inside."

"When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves. ... She was also the person I wanted to share the trivia of my life with, because that too is part of the magic of concern: Whatever you live is important to them and they will help you through it."

"Its easy to lose sight of what you want when you think you want everything."

"Just write about what bites you and damn the rest."

"I had always liked blind dates. If nothing else, it was an interesting way of discovering what people thought of you."

"When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted neither the editors nor the writers be specifically identified-only our student numbers appeared on the title page. I love that idea and still do."

"Eating is sex for old people."

"Your boyfriend had a dream about potatoes and you're asking me to interpret it? I'm just old. Being old doesn't mean you know more; it means you ate enough fiber."

"Some people are like blue jeans- the older and more beat up they get, the better they look."

"Old people are often impatient, but for what?"