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Famous Jonathan Franzen Quotes
“It was a way of recognizing places of enchantment: people falling asleep like this.”
“Brooklyn was like Philadelphia made better by its proximity to Manhattan.”
“What you discovered about yourself in raising children wasn't always agreeable or attractive.”
“It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break.”
“It's doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction.”
“But the first lesson reading teaches is how to be alone.”
“Nothing got inside the head without becoming pictures.”
“He wanted this someone to see how much he hurt.”
“Everything he did was at least partial and often total bullshit” (402).”
“Deploring other people--their lack of perfection--had always been our sport.”
“Integrity's a neutral value. Hyenas have integrity, too. They're pure hyena.”
“His tiredness hurt so much it kept him awake.”
“Being dead's only a problem if you know you're dead, which you never do because you're dead!”
“He had a happy canine way of seeking approval without seeming insecure.”
“Without privacy there was no point in being an individual.”
“Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.”