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24 quotes by James Frey

James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969) is an American writer and the founder and CEO of Full Fathom Five, a transmedia production company responsible for the New York Times–bestselling young adult series "The Lorien Legacies", the first book of which I Am Number Four (2010) was made into a feature film by DreamWorks Studios. His two first books A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), were marketed as memoirs and...
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Whatever hardships there have been in my life I still live in a very privileged position. Fear is not knowing where your next meal is coming from.... →

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America was first colonized by Puritans. Most of our earliest immigrants, and many since, have come here in order to practice their religious beliefs... →

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When I was a little boy, Marvin Hagler was my idol. He got no respect for most of his career. His fighting style was straight ahead. He took every... →

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I always wanted to be the outlaw. And that's to a certain extent how I've lived.

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I don't want to walk in the middle. I want people to read what I write and feel strongly about it. If, at some point, whatever I am doing is... →

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There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to make and create whatever they please and call it... →

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When I go to an art gallery and stand in front of a painting, I don't want someone telling me what I should be seeing or thinking; I want to feel... →

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Sometimes I really want to believe in God. I really admire, in a lot of ways, people who have faith. I think it must be a beautiful thing to believe.

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I've always wondered what it would be like if the Messiah, or Christ Returned, were actually alive and living in our society; who would that... →

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I am essentially optimistic. Being alive is incredible. Life is extraordinary and beautiful. It can be hard and sad and terrifying, but it's all... →

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I wanted to be a writer that had an impact. I wanted, and still I say the same thing, I want to write books that change people's lives, change... →

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Some people think memoirs should be held to a perfect journalistic standard. Some people don't. Obviously I don't. My goal was never to... →

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The point of what I do is that it doesn't really matter what a book or a story is as long it moves you, informs you, challenges you, entertains... →

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