People don't expect too much from literature. They just want to know they're not alone with being confused.

~ Jonathan Ames

Jonathan Ames Confusion Literature Reading

I felt myself falling asleep; my eyes were closing, and then I thought, Maybe I should just kill myself. Suicidal thoughts always sneak up on me like that. But I don’t mind them. They’re like aspirin. They calm me down.

~ Jonathan Ames

Jonathan Ames Sleep Suicide

When I was in college, I had the good fortune to have Joyce Carol Oates as my writing teacher. She told me that I could take an aspect of myself, and from that one bit of personality, I can create a character. This is what I have done, particularly in my novels.

~ Jonathan Ames

Jonathan Ames Good Myself Character