We lie. That's what we do. You're selling me a line of bullshit and you want me to sell you a line of bullshit back so you can write a major line of bullshit and be paid for it.
That adage about 'Write what you know' is basically the opposite of the way I function. I write about what I'm curious to find out. - Jennifer Egan
That adage about 'Write what you know' is basically the opposite of the way I function. I write about what I'm curious to find out.
- Jennifer Egan
Sure, everything is ending," Jules said, "but not yet. - Jennifer Egan
Sure, everything is ending," Jules said, "but not yet.
I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, cli… - Jennifer Egan
I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, cli…
I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art. - Jennifer Egan
I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.
Structural dissatisfaction: Returning to circumstances that once pleased you, after having experienced a more thrilling or opulent way of life, and f… - Jennifer Egan
Structural dissatisfaction: Returning to circumstances that once pleased you, after having experienced a more thrilling or opulent way of life, and f…
I'm always happy," Sasha said. "Sometimes I just forget. - Jennifer Egan
I'm always happy," Sasha said. "Sometimes I just forget.
Be willing and unafraid to write badly, because often the bad stuff...forms a base on which to build something better. - Jennifer Egan
Be willing and unafraid to write badly, because often the bad stuff...forms a base on which to build something better.
The bottom line is that I like my first drafts to be blind, unconscious, messy efforts; that's what gets me the best material. - Jennifer Egan
The bottom line is that I like my first drafts to be blind, unconscious, messy efforts; that's what gets me the best material.
Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work. - Jennifer Egan
Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work.
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