I don't laugh that much, but I do like humorous books, and I like to entertain readers that way. Jonathan Ames bookentertainhumorous Change image and share on social
I've always been inspired by Don Quixote as a role model of sorts, of the power of books to sort of make you insane in maybe a beautiful way. Jonathan Ames beautifulbookdon Change image and share on social
A lot of writing is a form of seeing - putting down what you see in terms of action and landscape. Jonathan Ames actionformlandscape Change image and share on social
Something has happened where you almost never grow up in America. Maybe it's the greater wealth. Jonathan Ames americagreatgrow Change image and share on social
There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly. Jonathan Ames comparisonjonathanname Change image and share on social
No, I'm not very productive at all. I'm probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I'm someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I'll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days. Jonathan Ames animaldayfear share on social
There's no shortage of material in life. Jonathan Ames lifematerialshortage Change image and share on social
I don't know that I've gotten much feedback directly from the literary world; sometimes I doubt even the notion that there is a literary world, though I guess there is or was. Jonathan Ames directlydoubtfeedback Change image and share on social
I grew up in northern New Jersey - the banlieue of New York - and I now live in Brooklyn. I am separated from my parents by about 50 miles, but really there is almost no distance between us. I speak to them nearly every day. Jonathan Ames banlieuebrooklynday share on social