You know you're a fool when what you're doing makes even the post office seem efficient. Joshua Cohen efficientfoolmake Change image and share on social
Most literature everywhere and of every time is bad. Joshua Cohen badliteraturetime Change image and share on social
I don't like being victimized by a machine or by other people's demands on my time. I become resentful by feeling forced or incentivized to live a life I don't want to live. That rage in general prevents me from entirely becoming enslaved by technology. Joshua Cohen demandenslavefelt share on social
What qualified me to write about Israel was that I wanted to; it took no time to convince myself. The only reservation I had was about eaven: I wanted to write about the Jewish heaven but did not feel qualified because I did not and do not believe in 'it,' though I should. Joshua Cohen convinceeavenfeel share on social
A writer appears in everything that he does. That said, I felt like writing characters with my own name, in fact, provided me with something of a smoke screen. Joshua Cohen appearcharacterfact Change image and share on social
I don't think any book of mine will ever come as close to pure fantasy as 'A Heaven of Others.' I'll never again set a book in a world or after-world in which it's impossible to buy a cup of coffee or take an undisturbed afternoon nap. Joshua Cohen afternoonbookbuy share on social
I have a credit card and a phone. I answer emails; I answer questions on chat in the middle of the day. Then, late at night, I write against other people who do just that. Joshua Cohen answercardchat Change image and share on social
The Internet is a tool, a technology, and we like to say that it has all of these properties, but really, it's just a place where our writing is. Joshua Cohen internetplaceproperty Change image and share on social
I do think that once you remove the limitations of the page, once you turn text transitive, meaning it can be clicked away from, the forward movement of text can be interrupted. But I don't think this is just a function of technology. It's also a function of cultural preference. Joshua Cohen clickculturalforward share on social
I think that technology is essentially a continuation of a divestment of theological power that's been happening since The Enlightenment. It's the idea that God can see and hear everything. Joshua Cohen continuationdivestmentenlightenment Change image and share on social
