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
It seems to me self-evident that if you have a life, things happen in it, and certain things do change; certain things end. People you know die. Jonathan Franzen changedieend Change image and share on social
I feel as if I'm clearly part of a trend among writers who take themselves seriously - and I confess to taking myself as seriously as the next writer. Jonathan Franzen confessfeelpart Change image and share on social
's one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling. Jonathan Franzen ageembarrasshappy Change image and share on social
I really enjoy doing both, but I didn't write nonfiction until 1994. Jonathan Franzen enjoynonfictionwrite Change image and share on social
I voluntarily inflicted a certain level of insanity on myself. Jonathan Franzen inflictinsanitylevel 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
It's not surprising to see in my own work, looking back, and in the work of some of my peers, an attention to family. It's nice to write a book that does tend toward significance and meaning, and where else are you sure of finding it? Jonathan Franzen attentionbackbook share on social
I was a late child from my parents, so I grew up surrounded by people a lot older than me. I think even when I was 21, I felt like I was a 70-year-old man. Jonathan Franzen childfeltgrow Change image and share on social
I was about 13, in some ways, when I wrote the first book. Approximately 18 when I wrote the second. Jonathan Franzen approximatelybookway Change image and share on social
