Author: Jonathan Franzen

Quotes

When I finally gave up any hope of doing anything representative of the American family, I actually seemed to have tapped into other people's weirdness in that way.

When I finally gave up any hope of doing anything representative of the American family, I actually seemed to have tapped into other people's weirdness in that way.

- Jonathan Franzen

But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny.

But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny.

- Jonathan Franzen

's one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling.

's one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling.

- Jonathan Franzen

For most of my life, I didn't pay attention to birds.

For most of my life, I didn't pay attention to birds.

- Jonathan Franzen

It seems to me self-evident that if you have a life, things happen in it, and certain things do change; certain things end. People you know die.

It seems to me self-evident that if you have a life, things happen in it, and certain things do change; certain things end. People you know die.

- Jonathan Franzen

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