Quote by James Ellroy
As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as much as her dad mutated into an obsession with crime in general, well, I have thought about other things throughout the years.
Summary
This quote suggests that the speaker has heavily identified their own mother with the character Elizabeth Shore from the novel "The Black Dahlia." It also hints at how the speaker's father has become fixated on crime due to the influence of their mother. Despite these influences, the speaker acknowledges that they have contemplated various other subjects over the years, indicating a desire to explore beyond their initial obsessions.
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Dad
By James Ellroy