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Jay Amari

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Raymond Chandler Speaking

by Raymond Chandler

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Crosstown Traffic

by Jay Amari (Goodreads Author)

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Jay Amari said: " Absolutely great plays. "

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"It's not about you- it's about you and me." — Jun 24, 2022 08:19AM

Sep 27, 2019 06:05AM · see review

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The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction: Ninth Edition

by Ann Charters

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Jay Amari said: " So many cool, and interesting stories in this anthology, some one might never cross in an average fiction rummage. This is one of my favorite resources for interesting narratives.
There are classic tales, and new stories too, from different cultures, ...more "

Jan 15, 2025 10:01AM · see review

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Jay’s Quotes

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

tags: character, empowerment, flaws, freedom, gender, identity, image, independence, integrity, realism, self-awareness, self-determination, women

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“Trust your heart rather than your head.”
― Jean Jacques Rousseau

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“So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern...Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.”
― George Orwell, 1984

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“There’s something comforting about the sight of strangers safe at home.”
― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train

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“Hollowness: that I understand. I'm starting to believe that there isn't anything you can do to fix it. That's what I've taken from the therapy sessions: the holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mold yourself through the gaps”
― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train