Quotes about Jonathan Franzen

I hate that word dysfunction.

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I feel as if I'm clearly part of a trend among writers who take themselves...

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

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And Silence of the Lambs is a really smart book.

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When I finally gave up any hope of doing anything representative of the American family,...

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We may freak out globally, but we suffer locally.

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The real pleasure in writing this, for me, was discovering how little you need.

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The Mekons were kind of like the background music of my life.

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

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It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to...

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It's not surprising to see in my own work, looking back, and in the work...

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It's just a matter of writing the kind of book I enjoy reading. Something better...

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