“So, Strand looked at me, and he said, 'You should write about all this someday.' And I said, 'You mean about all the terrible privations and wrenching traumas from my childhood?' And he said, 'Yes, it would be hilarious!' And I said, 'You mean...nonfiction?”
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Mark Leyner is an American author known for his distinctive humor and satirical style. His works often explore the absurdities and complexities of modern life, involving themes of love, family, culture, and social issues. Born in New York in 1956, his writing career began in the 1980s. more
“Only now have you lived long enough to know the child that you shall always remain.”
“I wonder if anyone gets through childhood without being broken. I certainly did not.”
“Remember when we were children and life was simple; how I yearn to return to those days.”