I was about 13, in some ways, when I wrote the first book. Approximately 18 when I wrote the second. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes approximately book way
It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security Council. Jonathan Franzen councilinvolveliberate Change image and share on social
The Mekons were kind of like the background music of my life. Jonathan Franzen backgroundkindlife Change image and share on social
I used to think it was hard to write, and I still find the process more or less unpleasant, but if I know what I'm doing it rattles along, then the rewrite whips it into shape rather quickly. Jonathan Franzen findhardprocess Change image and share on social
The market is incredibly inefficient and capable on rare occasions of being utterly dysfunctional. And people have a really hard time getting their brain around that fact. They want to believe that it's approximately efficient almost all the time, and it simply isn't true. Jeremy Grantham approximatelybraincapable share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
Love is tested in so many ways. How do I articulate this? Two people are together. There are stakes, strife, struggles, all these things that make us fall for someone, love someone even more, leave someone. Ian Somerhalder articulatefallleave share on social