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Jenny Offill is an American novelist born in 1968. Her works are known for their unique sense of humor and profound insights into the complexities of modern life. Her novel 'Department of Speculation' won the National Book Award in the United States in 2016.

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“What Rilke said: Surely all art is the result of one’s having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, to where no one can go any further.”

Life Art Danger Experience

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Source: Dept. of Speculation

“My plan was to never get married. I was going to be an art monster instead. Women almost never become art monsters because art monsters only concern themselves with art, never mundane things. Nabokov didn't even fold his own umbrella. Vera licked his stamps for him.”

Art Plans Married Concern Monsters Stamps Folds Mundane Umbrella

Book:Dept. of Speculation

Source: Dept. of Speculation

“My plan was to never get married. I was going to be an art monster instead.”

Art Plans Married Monsters

Book:Dept. of Speculation

Source: Dept. of Speculation

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Born: 1968
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 41

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