The office is a romantic enabler because you're always around the person you have a crush on. There's no escape from, and maybe no desire to escape from, those pressure-cooker conditions. And there's an automatic series of things you have to talk about all the time. Joshua Ferris automaticconditioncooker share on social
I come from a very illustrious line of divorces. We love to get divorced in my family. My mother and father have been married four times each - eight ceremonies with the best of intentions. Joshua Ferris ceremonydivorcefamily Change image and share on social
I have never stopped considering not becoming a writer. Joshua Ferris stopwriter Change image and share on social
Every time you hear someone read your book and liked your book, you're never sure whether that's going to follow with a similar remark from someone else. Perhaps I have low expectations, but whenever I hear someone say, 'I liked your book,' I don't know if it's going to happen again. Joshua Ferris bookexpectationfollow 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 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
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
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
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