My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game. Joshua Ferris attentionbookcommerce Change image and share on social
Everyone desires relationships and community. Most people want to belong to a cohesive, like-minded group. It staves off loneliness. It promotes identity. These are natural and very human instincts. Joshua Ferris belongcohesivecommunity Change image and share on social
I have never stopped considering not becoming a writer. Joshua Ferris stopwriter Change image and share on social
I don't write directly on to the computer because I don't think well facing forward with fingers on a keyboard. I think better looking down holding a pen. And the concentration quotient of pen and paper is higher than when I'm moving words around on screen. Joshua Ferris computerconcentrationdirectly share on social
I've always thought things were absurd. It would take a lot more effort for me to see things as reasonable. Joshua Ferris absurdefforthave Change image and share on social
After I left college I thought, very naively, that either you became someone interesting - an artist - or you went into academia. If you ended up in an office you were dull and lacking. And I ended up in an office. Joshua Ferris academiaartistcollege share on social
I believe people think as a group more often than we might realize or care to admit. We like to believe that we act as individuals and nothing more, but time and again - in corporations and business, in politics and religion, in fashion and culture, and in friendships and social circles - we think and do as one. Joshua Ferris actadmitbusiness share on social
I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership. Joshua Ferris badideareadership Change image and share on social
The main questions of everyday life are too enormous to answer in any definitive sense. Joshua Ferris answerdefinitiveenormous Change image and share on social
One thing that I discovered about myself is I really don't like traveling. I feel like it's a terrible personal failing, but I was so satisfied to arrive at the conclusion. Joshua Ferris arriveconclusiondiscover Change image and share on social