We may freak out globally, but we suffer locally. Jonathan Franzen freakgloballylocally 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
I was unwise enough to actually mention this in public a few times, and in fact to point out that there were two versions of the book now. One of them had somebody else's name on the cover, one had my name on the cover. Jonathan Franzen bookcoverfact share on social
And Silence of the Lambs is a really smart book. Jonathan Franzen booklambsilence 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
The real pleasure in writing this, for me, was discovering how little you need. Jonathan Franzen discoverpleasurereal 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
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
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
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