“I think American literature is in a tedious place, horrible place. I can't even engage with it.” Quote by Jessa Crispin
“I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction.” LiteratureSouthNonfictionAmerican Literature Author:Jessa Crispin
“Once you leave, you're no longer of that country, but you are never actually of the country that you go to, and if you go back, you're not anywhere. You never belong to anything.” IfsCountry Author:Jessa Crispin
“American culture never necessarily made sense to me, but they should warn you: leaving comes with a huge sense of alienation that never goes away.” ShouldMadeCultureHugeLeavingAlienationAmerican Culture Author:Jessa Crispin
“You don't have to go to New York and you don't have to go to LA or London. Go somewhere cheap. Go somewhere with free art museums and then just go to art museums.” ArtNew YorkLondonMuseums Author:Jessa Crispin
“Talk to people who know more than you. I feel like we're in this stupid sea of opinion, like "My opinion is valid because it's mine and I have it."” PeopleKnowsFeelsOpinionSeaStupidMines Author:Jessa Crispin
“There's this resistance to actually talking to people who are smarter than you about things and I don't know why that is.” PeopleKnowsTalkingResistanceSmarter Author:Jessa Crispin
“Go to a place and just send out emails. That's my entire life. I go to countries and I ask, "Who would I know who lives here?" Not even do I know, but who exists and is on the planet.” KnowsCountryAsksPlanetsEmail Author:Jessa Crispin
“Just send the emails and talk to people. Spend all your money on nail polish and opera tickets.” PeopleOperaTicketsNailsEmailPolishNail Polish Author:Jessa Crispin