I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes boundary confuse context
Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another. Jonathan Lethem deepfanneedy Change image and share on social
Comics? Honestly, that's more a matter of nostalgia for me. I think most of that energy has gone to my love of literature and my love of film. Jonathan Lethem comicenergyfilm Change image and share on social
The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals. Jonathan Lethem artbeliefcivil Change image and share on social
I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish. Trey Anastasio contextdreamfinish Change image and share on social
I grew up when people were afraid to 'come out' as gay. If you asked me how many gay kids I grew up with or went to school with, I would have said none - which of course could not have been true. The truth is I have no idea how many confused and frightened kids I grew up with. They are still out there. Susan Estrich afraidaskconfuse share on social
I like people who don't accept boundaries. Like Florence Nightingale. And Napoleon or Louis XIV, though I'm not sure how much I'd have liked to meet them. I admire people who aren't circumscribed by circumstance. Julian Fellowes acceptadmireboundary share on social