Poetry is supposed to be musical. But people don't understand prose. They're so used to reading journalism - clunky, functional sentences that convey factual information - facts, more than just the surfaces of things.
I want what we all want," said Carl. "To move certain parts of the interior of myself into the exterior world, to see if they can be embraced. - Jonathan Lethem
I want what we all want," said Carl. "To move certain parts of the interior of myself into the exterior world, to see if they can be embraced.
- Jonathan Lethem
Art is about eliminating almost everything in order to focus on the thing that you need to talk about. - Jonathan Lethem
Art is about eliminating almost everything in order to focus on the thing that you need to talk about.
Discomfort is very much part of my master plan. - Jonathan Lethem
Discomfort is very much part of my master plan.
Someday I would change my name to Shut Up and save everybody a lot of time. - Jonathan Lethem
Someday I would change my name to Shut Up and save everybody a lot of time.
All paths lead nowhere; choose one with heart... - Jonathan Lethem
All paths lead nowhere; choose one with heart...
Reading and writing are the same thing; it's just one's the more active and the other's the more passive. They flow into each other. - Jonathan Lethem
Reading and writing are the same thing; it's just one's the more active and the other's the more passive. They flow into each other.
Life is fundamentally up for grabs - Jonathan Lethem
Life is fundamentally up for grabs
When people call something "original," 9 out of 10 times they just don't know the references or original sources involved. - Jonathan Lethem
When people call something "original," 9 out of 10 times they just don't know the references or original sources involved.
There's something about the rhythms of language that correspond to the rhythms of our own bodies. - Jonathan Lethem
There's something about the rhythms of language that correspond to the rhythms of our own bodies.
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