Charles Jackson
Charles Jackson
A twentieth-century American author, he is best known for his popular 1944 novel, The Lost Weekend, which describes a five-day alcoholic binge in Manhattan. He is also remembered for his second novel, The Fall of Valor (1946).
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 April 1903
charming
He was very understanding, ... He was very kind. He was very charming.
daughter mind
My daughter was pushy, ... She made up my mind for me.
heyday met people
During the war, that was the heyday for servicemen. The whole place was mobbed. It's probably where a lot of people met their spouses.
understand
I think a lot of us don't understand circumstantial evidence.
college found ideal small town
I've found that a small town with a college is the ideal place to retire,
cute happiness happy turn
I was so happy it did turn out that way that I didn't want to look back, ... I think we're just as cute as could be.
city forget hope lack
I see a lack of hope on too many faces, ... As the city grows, we need not forget those who are disadvantaged.
crime reason violence
The reason we have so much drug activity, violence and crime is because there are no jobs, ... There has got to be a change.
additional expect funding last money needed number people run serve served
We expect to run out of money sooner. Additional funding will be needed to serve the same number of people we served last year.
free walk
When I was a kid, I used to go in there 20 times a day. Back then it was free and you could walk right in at any time.