Freaky things happen all the time in the world. I suppose everything has to happen for the first time at some point. John Jeremiah Sullivan freakyhappenpoint Change image and share on social
At 'GQ,' there was never a temptation to pander or preach to the choir because I had no concept of who the reader was or what that reader might want. John Jeremiah Sullivan choirconceptpander Change image and share on social
The initial research will be very indiscriminate. I do a lot of reading, buy a stack of books and read and digest them, and then I start doing phone interviews and archival research and then the travelling. John Jeremiah Sullivan archivalbookbuy share on social
The city of Cork - the urban center, where all the shops and bars and everything are - is actually an island, a river island. John Jeremiah Sullivan barcentercity Change image and share on social
I don't read a lot of books that were published after 1755. One thing about having friends in New York who belong to the literary world, however, is that I have a steady stream of books coming to the house. John Jeremiah Sullivan belongbookcome share on social
I want to stay in touch with what I have in common with my subjects, with the places where are equally implicated with whatever is wrong with the culture. John Jeremiah Sullivan commoncultureequally Change image and share on social
Reporting provides reminders that things are always more complicated than you think. John Jeremiah Sullivan complicatereminderreport Change image and share on social