I'd love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about. Gary Shteyngart 19thactbook Change image and share on social
Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it's important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of another person. The whole idea of empathy is gone. We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions. Gary Shteyngart contributedestroydevice share on social
I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist. Gary Shteyngart contemplationentertainmentexist Change image and share on social
The best thing about the iPhone is this that tells me where I am all the time. There's never a need to feel lost anymore. Gary Shteyngart anymorefeeliphone Change image and share on social
In America, everyone writes but no one reads. Everyone's writing all day long - sending emails, tweets, text messages; they all think they're James Cameron's Avatar, performing in some video game for which they make up the script. Gary Shteyngart americaavatarcameron share on social
I have a love/hate relationship with just about everything, but certainly with America. Gary Shteyngart americahatelove Change image and share on social
A lot of the ways of advertising a book - the cover, whether somebody sees it on a subway or sees it in a bookstore - those things are going to rapidly diminish as we move to an electronic model. Gary Shteyngart advertisebookbookstore Change image and share on social
If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch. Gary Shteyngart deadeffectivelive Change image and share on social
I don't have many possessions, apart from my books. Gary Shteyngart bookpossession Change image and share on social
When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You've got to be there. You've got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes. Gary Shteyngart bottomcivilizationdive Change image and share on social