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Michael Chabon Quotes

I was thinking, too, of Superman and his fortress of solitude Picture Quote #1

Childhood is a branch of cartography Picture Quote #1

Every golden age is as much a matter of disregard as of felicity Picture Quote #1

The devolution of American culture takes another great step forward Picture Quote #1

Man makes plans . . . and God laughs Picture Quote #1

I have a deadline. I’m glad. I think that will help me get it done Picture Quote #1

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It takes a sour woman to make a good pickle Picture Quote #1

Every time another review comes out I let out a deep breath Picture Quote #1

The whole house seemed to exhale a melancholy breath of emptiness Picture Quote #1

All novels are sequels; influence is bliss Picture Quote #1

It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology Picture Quote #1

A father is a man who fails every day Picture Quote #1

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He is by nature a vegetarian but would never consider giving up meat Picture Quote #1

Writers, unlike most people, tell their best lies when they are alone Picture Quote #1

Do what you gotta do and stay fly Picture Quote #1

It was an incredible resource. I’d sit with a big stack of bound New Yorkers in the library and read through, especially the ‘Talk of the Town’ sections Picture Quote #1

Louis Pasteur said, ‘Chance favors the prepared mind.’ If you’re really engaged in the writing, you’ll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in Picture Quote #1

People keep saying, ‘Oh, you’re getting all these great reviews, that must make you really happy.’ I guess it does, but mostly it’s just a relief Picture Quote #1

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It took Marvel Comics years to begin to put together any worthwhile superheroines. The first crop was, to a gal, embarrassingly disappointing. They had all the measly powers that fifties and sixties male chauvinism could contrive to bestow on a superwoman Picture Quote #1

Drunk, Jane spoke as though she were Nancy Drew. I was a fool for a girl with a dainty lexicon Picture Quote #1

The instructor, Ms. Pease, also taught in the church’s religious school, and she had a Sunday school manner at once saccharine and condemnatory Picture Quote #1

For me, the goal is always to write a novel that I myself would like to read. People frequently ask me what my favorite book is, and in effect, there’s always a capital-F Favorite, capital-B Book that I would like to write myself someday. I try to go for that ideal of writing the best, most entertaining, most beautifully written book that I possibly can Picture Quote #1

I’m never going to be a Tom Clancy. And I wouldn’t really want to be - not that I have anything against him, and I wish him continued success - because that’s not why I’m writing novels. I’m doing it because I have to. I feel like I have to, anyway Picture Quote #1

While writing, I’ll go anywhere I find that is quiet, has no internet. I have a big internet problem Picture Quote #1

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I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman - in spite of the fact that all three of them reacted positively I still have this fear Picture Quote #1

Gibson Goode to Archy: You’re just being stubborn now. Stubbornness in the service of a mistaken notion is a vanity and a sin Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing solitude feels very good. But when I’m not writing it feels lonely... Having a big family solves that problem Picture Quote #1

I was afraid that I had made a profound, irrevocable mistake, and that, as in a fantastic tale, if I did not find something firm and magical to grab a hold of right that moment we would both be swallowed up by a noisome gang of black shapes and evil black birds Picture Quote #1

The things I keep going back to, rereading, maybe they say more about me as a reader than about the books. Love in the Time of Cholera, Pale Fire Picture Quote #1

As with most redheaded women what beauty she possessed was protean and odd Picture Quote #1

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I was thinking, too, of Superman and his fortress of solitude (Michael Chabon Quotes) Childhood is a branch of cartography (Michael Chabon Quotes) Every golden age is as much a matter of disregard as of felicity (Michael Chabon Quotes) The devolution of American culture takes another great step forward (Michael Chabon Quotes) Man makes plans . . . and God laughs (Michael Chabon Quotes) I have a deadline. I’m glad. I think that will help me get it done. (Michael Chabon Quotes) It takes a sour woman to make a good pickle (Michael Chabon Quotes) Every time another review comes out I let out a deep breath (Michael Chabon Quotes) The whole house seemed to exhale a melancholy breath of emptiness (Michael Chabon Quotes) All novels are sequels; influence is bliss (Michael Chabon Quotes) It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology (Michael Chabon Quotes) A father is a man who fails every day (Michael Chabon Quotes) He is by nature a vegetarian but would never consider giving up meat (Michael Chabon Quotes) Writers, unlike most people, tell their best lies when they are alone (Michael Chabon Quotes) Do what you gotta do and stay fly (Michael Chabon Quotes) It was an incredible resource. I’d sit with a big stack of bound New Yorkers in the library and read through, especially the ‘Talk of the Town’ sections (Michael Chabon Quotes) Louis Pasteur said, ‘Chance favors the prepared mind.’ If you’re really engaged in the writing, you’ll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in (Michael Chabon Quotes) People keep saying, ‘Oh, you’re getting all these great reviews, that must make you really happy.’ I guess it does, but mostly it’s just a relief (Michael Chabon Quotes) It took Marvel Comics years to begin to put together any worthwhile superheroines. The first crop was, to a gal, embarrassingly disappointing. They had all the measly powers that fifties and sixties male chauvinism could contrive to bestow on a superwoman (Michael Chabon Quotes) Drunk, Jane spoke as though she were Nancy Drew. I was a fool for a girl with a dainty lexicon (Michael Chabon Quotes) The instructor, Ms. Pease, also taught in the church’s religious school, and she had a Sunday school manner at once saccharine and condemnatory (Michael Chabon Quotes) For me, the goal is always to write a novel that I myself would like to read. People frequently ask me what my favorite book is, and in effect, there’s always a capital-F Favorite, capital-B Book that I would like to write myself someday. I try to go for that ideal of writing the best, most entertaining, most beautifully written book that I possibly can (Michael Chabon Quotes) I’m never going to be a Tom Clancy. And I wouldn’t really want to be - not that I have anything against him, and I wish him continued success - because that’s not why I’m writing novels. I’m doing it because I have to. I feel like I have to, anyway (Michael Chabon Quotes) While writing, I’ll go anywhere I find that is quiet, has no internet. I have a big internet problem (Michael Chabon Quotes) I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman - in spite of the fact that all three of them reacted positively I still have this fear. (Michael Chabon Quotes) Gibson Goode to Archy: You’re just being stubborn now. Stubbornness in the service of a mistaken notion is a vanity and a sin. (Michael Chabon Quotes) When I’m writing solitude feels very good. But when I’m not writing it feels lonely... Having a big family solves that problem. (Michael Chabon Quotes) I was afraid that I had made a profound, irrevocable mistake, and that, as in a fantastic tale, if I did not find something firm and magical to grab a hold of right that moment we would both be swallowed up by a noisome gang of black shapes and evil black birds. (Michael Chabon Quotes) The things I keep going back to, rereading, maybe they say more about me as a reader than about the books. Love in the Time of Cholera, Pale Fire. (Michael Chabon Quotes) As with most redheaded women what beauty she possessed was protean and odd (Michael Chabon Quotes)

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