Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for writing the novels The Half-Life and Rain Dragon, and for writing the short stories and screenplays for the films Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy. He also wrote the screenplays for Meek's Cutoff and Night Moves, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his teleplay writing on the HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
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banks charges government guarantees interest money prefer
Can't make your payments? No problem. The interest charges keep on coming. In fact, banks prefer it that way. More money for them. The government guarantees it.
conjecture future might though venture
You can't know what the future holds, though you might conjecture on it, and if you're psychic, you might venture a guess.
reason
Yo can’t reason someone out of something he didn’t reason himself into.
issues bills greedy
Why do I have an issue with banks? They have their greedy fingers in everyones money. No other industry has the power to deduct a bill or fees directly from your own bank account without so much as a notice.
technology expertise
Technology requires knowledge and expertise more than it requires money.
consolation-prize consolation prize
Livability has always struck me as a consolation prize.
center directed entirely feature stuff though wonderful work
Writing fiction is the 'job' I try to keep at the center of things. The movie stuff has been a wonderful accident, though not entirely bizarre, either, as I have done some work in film before, and even directed a ridiculous, cable-access feature back in my 20s.