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Jonathan Lethem Quotes

I have no one to blame for the construction for myself, of course, but I’m always surprised and slightly sulky when I realize people are buying the whole thing Picture Quote #1

Once you fall into habits, I think, you’re dead as an artist. You have to challenge yourself and never rest on your laurels, never think about what you’ve done in the past Picture Quote #1

I tend to think of myself as a highly emotional writer. It’s all coming out of the deepest feelings, out of dreams, out of the unconscious Picture Quote #1

The world’s large enough and interesting enough to take a different approach each time you sit down to write about it Picture Quote #1

I prefer old books and find them more relevant. I dislike new books. It’s like drinking wine that’s not ready Picture Quote #1

I’m not planning what I listen to, except when I think the music can guide me to some emotional place I want to be reminded of Picture Quote #1

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Comics? Honestly, that’s more a matter of nostalgia for me. I think most of that energy has gone to my love of literature and my love of film Picture Quote #1

I’m a firm believer that there are no rules in art. Every trajectory is different Picture Quote #1

As much as I care about historical context - I’m very eager to read a really great historical account Picture Quote #1

Discomfort is very much part of my master plan Picture Quote #1

I can’t bear the silent ringing in my skull Picture Quote #1

I try not to become too regular an addict of any one subculture Picture Quote #1

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What age is a black boy when he learns he’s scary? Picture Quote #1

You can’t be deep without a surface Picture Quote #1

To the resentment that hides inside love, to the loneliness that hides among companions Picture Quote #1

My heart and the elevator, a plummet inside a plummet Picture Quote #1

I’m learning to hate the sound of my own voice Picture Quote #1

Nature, or at least birds and women, abhorred the invisible man Picture Quote #1

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All paths lead nowhere, choose one with heart Picture Quote #1

Writing is a private discipline, in a field of companions Picture Quote #1

Life is fundamentally up for grabs Picture Quote #1

I met someone who lives in an elevator Picture Quote #1

There’s never any percentage in being ahead of your time Picture Quote #1

Good films demand to be looked at several times in order to be observed completely Picture Quote #1

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In my third novel there is an actual black hole that swallows everything you love Picture Quote #1

The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals Picture Quote #1

The more film I watch, the more John Ford looks like a giant. His politics aren't so good, and you have to learn to accept John Wayne as an actor, but he's a poet in black and white Picture Quote #1

Comics? Honestly, that’s more a matter of nostalgia for me. I think most of that energy has gone to my love of literature and my love of film Picture Quote #1

I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts Picture Quote #1

I work on a laptop specifically so I can work in cafes and pretend I’m part of the human world Picture Quote #1

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I have no one to blame for the construction for myself, of course, but I’m always surprised and slightly sulky when I realize people are buying the whole thing. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Once you fall into habits, I think, you’re dead as an artist. You have to challenge yourself and never rest on your laurels, never think about what you’ve done in the past. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I tend to think of myself as a highly emotional writer. It’s all coming out of the deepest feelings, out of dreams, out of the unconscious. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) The world’s large enough and interesting enough to take a different approach each time you sit down to write about it. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I prefer old books and find them more relevant. I dislike new books. It’s like drinking wine that’s not ready. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I’m not planning what I listen to, except when I think the music can guide me to some emotional place I want to be reminded of. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Comics? Honestly, that’s more a matter of nostalgia for me. I think most of that energy has gone to my love of literature and my love of film. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I’m a firm believer that there are no rules in art. Every trajectory is different. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) As much as I care about historical context - I’m very eager to read a really great historical account. (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Discomfort is very much part of my master plan (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I can’t bear the silent ringing in my skull (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I try not to become too regular an addict of any one subculture (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) What age is a black boy when he learns he’s scary? (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) You can’t be deep without a surface (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) To the resentment that hides inside love, to the loneliness that hides among companions (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) My heart and the elevator, a plummet inside a plummet (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I’m learning to hate the sound of my own voice (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Nature, or at least birds and women, abhorred the invisible man (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) All paths lead nowhere, choose one with heart (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Writing is a private discipline, in a field of companions (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Life is fundamentally up for grabs (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I met someone who lives in an elevator (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) There’s never any percentage in being ahead of your time (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Good films demand to be looked at several times in order to be observed completely (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) In my third novel there is an actual black hole that swallows everything you love (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) The more film I watch, the more John Ford looks like a giant. His politics aren't so good, and you have to learn to accept John Wayne as an actor, but he's a poet in black and white (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) Comics? Honestly, that’s more a matter of nostalgia for me. I think most of that energy has gone to my love of literature and my love of film (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts (Jonathan Lethem Quotes) I work on a laptop specifically so I can work in cafes and pretend I’m part of the human world (Jonathan Lethem Quotes)

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