I was very shy and somewhat awkward. I studied too hard. And to have this exciting dorm life was a whole new thing. Nicholson Baker awkwarddormexcit Change image and share on social
I keep thinking I'll enjoy suspense novels, and sometimes I do. I've read about 20 Dick Francis novels. Nicholson Baker dickenjoyfrancis Change image and share on social
There's a time and place for the Kindle, and I own one now and have books on it that I don't otherwise have. But I don't find that my hand reaches out for it the way it does for a trade paperback, or (in the middle of the night) for the iPod Touch. Nicholson Baker bookfindhand share on social
I don't do all that well in the writerly world. I'm happier being outside the flow. Nicholson Baker flowhappyworld Change image and share on social
I think I am done with Wikipedia for the time being. But I have a secret hope. Someone recently proposed a Wikimorgue - a bin of broken dreams where all rejects could still be read, as long as they weren't libelous or otherwise illegal. Nicholson Baker binbreakdream share on social
For me, as a beginning novelist, all other living writers form a control group for whom the world is a placebo. Nicholson Baker begincontrolform Change image and share on social
I like shelves full of books in a library, but if all books become electronic, the task of big research libraries remains the same - keep what's published in the form in which it appeared. Nicholson Baker appearbigbook Change image and share on social
Wikipedia flourished partly because it was a shrine to altruism. Nicholson Baker altruismflourishpartly Change image and share on social
I blush easily. I have difficulty meeting people's eye, difficulty with public speaking, the normal afflictions of the shy, but not to a paralysing degree. Nicholson Baker afflictionblushdegree Change image and share on social
