“The memoirs I love are all very intense. If you're going to do a memoir and protect yourself, what the hell's the point? Just do fiction.” IfsFictionHellProtectIntenseMemoirProtect Yourself Author:Gary Shteyngart
“I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist.” WantForceFictionEntertainmentContemplation Author:Gary Shteyngart
“That's what I always liked about science fiction - you can make the world end. Humour is my multiple warhead delivery system.” WorldEndsFictionHumourScience FictionMultipleDelivery Author:Gary Shteyngart
“Good fiction makes me turn off all the other parts of my brain, so that I become quiet and submissive, entirely at the mercy of the work at hand.” HandsTurnsBrainFictionQuietMercyTurn OffSubmissive Author:Gary Shteyngart
“American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it.” IfsWould BeFictionNiceBeing Nice Author:Gary Shteyngart
