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Jennifer Egan Quotes

I’m just interested in serialization in fiction. I’m fascinated by it. I love the 19th-century novels. I’m interested in ways to bring that back to fiction Picture Quote #1

I was obsessed with The Who. I would have accepted a marriage proposal from Roger Daltrey on the spot. I went to all of their shows in San Francisco and some in L.A. That was as close as I got to being a groupie Picture Quote #1

The average person might articulate them differently, but we all think about interpersonal relationships in one way or another. Writers just express that in different ways and capture it in different ways. To some degree, we’re all thinking about the same things. It’s the zeitgeist. The trick, in a way, as a writer, is to hope that your interests in some sense link up with the culture around you Picture Quote #1

I loved every minute of my childhood - sunbathing on the fire escape, digging for buried treasure in the back yard, pulling alewives out of the sand... Then it was all taken away from me. I came back every summer to visit my father until I was 18, but I was always the outsider Picture Quote #1

I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. ‘Goon Squad’ provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out ‘The Who,’ which was my absolute favorite band Picture Quote #1

I hope to keep writing journalism as long as I write fiction; it’s afforded me such amazing adventures and opportunities. It does take a lot of time, so it’s hard to do both at once, but I try to do a big journalism piece every couple of years, and I’ll hopefully continue with that Picture Quote #1

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They were snobs or idiots or both... yet she was inexplicably crushed by their coldness Picture Quote #1

Redemption, transformation - God how she wanted these things. Every day, every minute. Didn't everyone? Picture Quote #1

I’m a dogged person. I respond to adversity with a steely resistance Picture Quote #1

I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life Picture Quote #1

How he loathed metaphors, their coupling of unlike things into grotesques, like minotaurs Picture Quote #1

But it was another girl, young and new to the city, fiddling with her keys Picture Quote #1

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Everybody sounds stoned, because they're e-mailing people the whole time they're talking to you Picture Quote #1

I don’t really know where my ideas come from. I start with a time and a place. That’s what I need to get started, and an intellectual question Picture Quote #1

Americans are less selfish than some of our politicians believe and will respond with reason and resilience to passionate clarity Picture Quote #1

If you don’t have people that the reader cares about and stories that are gripping, you’ve got nothing Picture Quote #1

I was a stepchild in two different families. The hardest thing about being a stepchild is you know that in some way everything would be easier if you didn’t exist Picture Quote #1

The bottom line is that I like my first drafts to be blind, unconscious, messy efforts; that’s what gets me the best material Picture Quote #1

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We live in a moment and a culture when reading is really endangered. There’s simply no way to write well, though, if you’re not reading well Picture Quote #1

Because you can’t write habitually and well all the time, you have to be willing to write badly. That’s how you get the regularity that enables you to be present for the good stuff Picture Quote #1

The sky was electric blue above the trees but the yard felt dark. Stephanie went to the edge of the lawn and sat her forehead on her knees. The grass and soil were still warm from the day. She wanted to cry but she couldn’t. The feeling was too deep Picture Quote #1

Read at the level at which you want to write. Reading is the nourishment that feeds the kind of writing you want to do Picture Quote #1

I think, for one thing, all of us remember those teenage years and those songs that we fell in love with and the music scene that we were part of. So, in a certain way, music cuts through time like almost nothing else. You know, it makes us feel like we’re back in an earlier moment Picture Quote #1

It’s turning out to be a bad day, a day when the sun feels like teeth Picture Quote #1

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Be willing and unafraid to write badly, because often the bad stuff... forms a base on which to build something better Picture Quote #1

I think the one thing that’s changed over time is that I’ve come to realise, as a fiction writer, the fact that I don’t think it will work out, doesn’t mean that it actually won’t Picture Quote #1

What he needed was to find fifty more people like him, who had stopped being themselves without realizing it Picture Quote #1

So this is it? what cost me all that time. A man who turned out to be old, a house that turned out to be empty Picture Quote #1

She's calm and happy now that Scotty loves her. I can't tell if she's actually real, or if she's stopped caring if she's real or not. Or is not caring what makes a person real? Picture Quote #1

I'm sorry and I believe in you and I'll always be near you, protecting you, and I will never leave you, I'll be curled around your heart for the rest of your life Picture Quote #1

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I’m just interested in serialization in fiction. I’m fascinated by it. I love the 19th-century novels. I’m interested in ways to bring that back to fiction. (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I was obsessed with The Who. I would have accepted a marriage proposal from Roger Daltrey on the spot. I went to all of their shows in San Francisco and some in L.A. That was as close as I got to being a groupie (Jennifer Egan Quotes) The average person might articulate them differently, but we all think about interpersonal relationships in one way or another. Writers just express that in different ways and capture it in different ways. To some degree, we’re all thinking about the same things. It’s the zeitgeist. The trick, in a way, as a writer, is to hope that your interests in some sense link up with the culture around you (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I loved every minute of my childhood - sunbathing on the fire escape, digging for buried treasure in the back yard, pulling alewives out of the sand... Then it was all taken away from me. I came back every summer to visit my father until I was 18, but I was always the outsider (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. ‘Goon Squad’ provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out ‘The Who,’ which was my absolute favorite band (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I hope to keep writing journalism as long as I write fiction; it’s afforded me such amazing adventures and opportunities. It does take a lot of time, so it’s hard to do both at once, but I try to do a big journalism piece every couple of years, and I’ll hopefully continue with that (Jennifer Egan Quotes) They were snobs or idiots or both... yet she was inexplicably crushed by their coldness (Jennifer Egan Quotes) Redemption, transformation - God how she wanted these things. Every day, every minute. Didn't everyone? (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I’m a dogged person. I respond to adversity with a steely resistance (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life (Jennifer Egan Quotes) How he loathed metaphors, their coupling of unlike things into grotesques, like minotaurs (Jennifer Egan Quotes) But it was another girl, young and new to the city, fiddling with her keys (Jennifer Egan Quotes) Everybody sounds stoned, because they're e-mailing people the whole time they're talking to you (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I don’t really know where my ideas come from. I start with a time and a place. That’s what I need to get started, and an intellectual question (Jennifer Egan Quotes) Americans are less selfish than some of our politicians believe and will respond with reason and resilience to passionate clarity (Jennifer Egan Quotes) If you don’t have people that the reader cares about and stories that are gripping, you’ve got nothing (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I was a stepchild in two different families. The hardest thing about being a stepchild is you know that in some way everything would be easier if you didn’t exist (Jennifer Egan Quotes) The bottom line is that I like my first drafts to be blind, unconscious, messy efforts; that’s what gets me the best material (Jennifer Egan Quotes) We live in a moment and a culture when reading is really endangered. There’s simply no way to write well, though, if you’re not reading well (Jennifer Egan Quotes) Because you can’t write habitually and well all the time, you have to be willing to write badly. That’s how you get the regularity that enables you to be present for the good stuff (Jennifer Egan Quotes) The sky was electric blue above the trees but the yard felt dark. Stephanie went to the edge of the lawn and sat her forehead on her knees. The grass and soil were still warm from the day. She wanted to cry but she couldn’t. The feeling was too deep (Jennifer Egan Quotes) Read at the level at which you want to write. Reading is the nourishment that feeds the kind of writing you want to do (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I think, for one thing, all of us remember those teenage years and those songs that we fell in love with and the music scene that we were part of. So, in a certain way, music cuts through time like almost nothing else. You know, it makes us feel like we’re back in an earlier moment (Jennifer Egan Quotes) It’s turning out to be a bad day, a day when the sun feels like teeth (Jennifer Egan Quotes) Be willing and unafraid to write badly, because often the bad stuff... forms a base on which to build something better (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I think the one thing that’s changed over time is that I’ve come to realise, as a fiction writer, the fact that I don’t think it will work out, doesn’t mean that it actually won’t (Jennifer Egan Quotes) What he needed was to find fifty more people like him, who had stopped being themselves without realizing it (Jennifer Egan Quotes) So this is it? what cost me all that time. A man who turned out to be old, a house that turned out to be empty (Jennifer Egan Quotes) She's calm and happy now that Scotty loves her. I can't tell if she's actually real, or if she's stopped caring if she's real or not. Or is not caring what makes a person real? (Jennifer Egan Quotes) I'm sorry and I believe in you and I'll always be near you, protecting you, and I will never leave you, I'll be curled around your heart for the rest of your life (Jennifer Egan Quotes)

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