Jonathan Carroll
Jonathan Carroll
Jonathan Samuel Carrollis an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstream or contemporary fantasy. He has lived in Austria since the 1970s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth26 January 1949
CountryUnited States of America
love-you want faces
At the end of their relationship she asked if they could still remain friends. His face stayed expressionless until he said "No. Because we put friends in boxes. You see them once in a while, or even a lot, but still they have their box in your life, their specific place. Their *category.* That's one of the great things about being someone's love-- you have no box in their life because you're part of all their boxes. You're their friend, their lover, their confidante-- all those things. I don't want to be put in one of your boxes and I don't want to shrink you to fit into one of mine.
mean facts silent
The fact that I’m silent doesn’t mean I have nothing to say.
real love-is perspective
Real love is always chaotic. You lose control; you lose perspective. You lose the ability to protect yourself. The greater the love, the greater the chaos. It’s a given and that’s the secret.
two liking-someone people
People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both.
time children hands
Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's probably why they get along so well.
waiting forever different
The problem with waiting for someone, whether that wait is an hour or a lifetime, is everyone's 'clock' is different. So what you might consider forever is only a little while to them, or vice versa.
lost ifs
Yo can always take back the lost parts of yourself if you can find and recognize them.
years two forgiving
Part of life is a quest to find that one essential person who will understand our story. But we choose wrongly so often. Over the ensuing years that person we thought understood us best ends up regarding us with pity, indifference, or active dislike. Those who truly care can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive our worst sins. Rarely do we find someone capable of both.
falling-in-love optimistic men
Buying a pair of shoes is one of the most optimistic acts I know, next to falling in love. I like nothing better than to see an old man wearing a brand new pair of brogues or cap-toed oxfords, preferably jaunty orange-brown, unscuffed, heels unworn. We want to be here tomorrow, but buying new shoes, like falling in love, says I plan on being here tomorrow.
writing long stories
Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.
running rain rivers
Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.
hands perfume coming-out
Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.
beautiful men world
Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as a truly beautiful woman does.
mcdonalds eating-alone adults
For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.