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Mark Leyner Quotes

It’s in great joy that we grasp truth Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been entranced with theater Picture Quote #1

As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don’t conform to my style of experiencing the world Picture Quote #1

I think to simply make fun of something isn’t particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something Picture Quote #1

Et Tu, Babe’ was born out of my absolute certainty that a writer’s life was solitary and insular, and I was happy with that. I love reading and writing; it’s my whole life Picture Quote #1

I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look Picture Quote #1

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My idea with my work is always to fashion something that’s impossible to transpose into any other media Picture Quote #1

I’m fascinated with video games, though I can’t really play them. It’s definitely an art form that intrigues me to no end, though Picture Quote #1

Stand-up comedy had an interesting effect on me in terms of how I started to think about constructing things, because I really loved the interstices, the linkages, or lack thereof Picture Quote #1

I was an infinitely hot and dense dot Picture Quote #1

I always thought of my work as being animated by a spirit of unhinged generosity Picture Quote #1

When I started, I wanted to be thought of as tortured and seductive, not funny, but humor tends to be a reflexive part of a person’s sensibility. It’s an almost impossible thing to teach anyone, which leads me to believe that it’s intuitive Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I think my purpose is as a saboteur when I’m working with other people, derailing what they’re trying to do or taking things to a ludicrous extremity Picture Quote #1

People really want to believe that there is no fiction. I think they find it much easier to imagine that novelists are writing memoirs, writing about their lives, because it’s difficult to conceive that there’s a great imaginary life in which you can participate Picture Quote #1

As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don’t conform to my style of experiencing the world Picture Quote #1

The interesting thing about something in the back of your mind is that it can travel pretty far back in your mind Picture Quote #1

My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. One of the main things I try to do in my work is delight my readers Picture Quote #1

I thought of myself as kind of an anarchist all my whole adult life, from the days when I was 15 or 16 Picture Quote #1

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I don’t walk around chuckling all the time. My outlook is very bleak. Its worse than bleak, its apocalyptic Picture Quote #1

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It’s in great joy that we grasp truth (Mark Leyner Quotes) I’ve always been entranced with theater (Mark Leyner Quotes) As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don’t conform to my style of experiencing the world. (Mark Leyner Quotes) I think to simply make fun of something isn’t particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something (Mark Leyner Quotes) Et Tu, Babe’ was born out of my absolute certainty that a writer’s life was solitary and insular, and I was happy with that. I love reading and writing; it’s my whole life (Mark Leyner Quotes) I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look (Mark Leyner Quotes) My idea with my work is always to fashion something that’s impossible to transpose into any other media (Mark Leyner Quotes) I’m fascinated with video games, though I can’t really play them. It’s definitely an art form that intrigues me to no end, though (Mark Leyner Quotes) Stand-up comedy had an interesting effect on me in terms of how I started to think about constructing things, because I really loved the interstices, the linkages, or lack thereof (Mark Leyner Quotes) I was an infinitely hot and dense dot (Mark Leyner Quotes) I always thought of my work as being animated by a spirit of unhinged generosity (Mark Leyner Quotes) When I started, I wanted to be thought of as tortured and seductive, not funny, but humor tends to be a reflexive part of a person’s sensibility. It’s an almost impossible thing to teach anyone, which leads me to believe that it’s intuitive (Mark Leyner Quotes) Sometimes I think my purpose is as a saboteur when I’m working with other people, derailing what they’re trying to do or taking things to a ludicrous extremity (Mark Leyner Quotes) People really want to believe that there is no fiction. I think they find it much easier to imagine that novelists are writing memoirs, writing about their lives, because it’s difficult to conceive that there’s a great imaginary life in which you can participate (Mark Leyner Quotes) As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don’t conform to my style of experiencing the world (Mark Leyner Quotes) The interesting thing about something in the back of your mind is that it can travel pretty far back in your mind (Mark Leyner Quotes) My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. One of the main things I try to do in my work is delight my readers (Mark Leyner Quotes) I thought of myself as kind of an anarchist all my whole adult life, from the days when I was 15 or 16 (Mark Leyner Quotes) I don’t walk around chuckling all the time. My outlook is very bleak. Its worse than bleak, its apocalyptic (Mark Leyner Quotes)