She took my hand and pulled me after her, her shoulders giving off a sweet peppermint concoction that the bodies of young women sometimes produce to make my life more difficult.
I was a jackass in many ways. I projected that cruelty towards others, that kid whose hand I was wringing. If I could have hurt a hundred weaklings -… - Gary Shteyngart
I was a jackass in many ways. I projected that cruelty towards others, that kid whose hand I was wringing. If I could have hurt a hundred weaklings -…
- Gary Shteyngart
The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief (...) beautiful. - Gary Shteyngart
The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief (...) beautiful.
In a strange way, I expected Russia to become more like America since the Soviet Union collapsed, but the reverse is true. America has become more li… - Gary Shteyngart
In a strange way, I expected Russia to become more like America since the Soviet Union collapsed, but the reverse is true. America has become more li…
Getting out of Russia was the best thing my parents did. I mean, that country will never amount to anything. - Gary Shteyngart
Getting out of Russia was the best thing my parents did. I mean, that country will never amount to anything.
Satire always benefits when evil and stupidity collide. - Gary Shteyngart
Satire always benefits when evil and stupidity collide.
You are not what you want. You are what wants you back. - Gary Shteyngart
You are not what you want. You are what wants you back.
Alcohol causes a lot of problems, and then to solve these problems, you drink more. - Gary Shteyngart
Alcohol causes a lot of problems, and then to solve these problems, you drink more.
After you publish a book, you become a writer and you're supposed to take it very seriously. You're supposed to show up at your desk - although frank… - Gary Shteyngart
After you publish a book, you become a writer and you're supposed to take it very seriously. You're supposed to show up at your desk - although frank…
Remember this... develop a sense of nostalgia for something, or you'll never figure out what's important. - Gary Shteyngart
Remember this... develop a sense of nostalgia for something, or you'll never figure out what's important.
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