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Jonathan Lethem Quotes

I learned to write fiction the way I learned to read fiction - by skipping the parts that bored me.

Jonathan Lethem

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 19, 1964

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Me Way Write Bored Fiction Read

Gian Luca and I have been together for such a long time, we're in it for the long haul.

Jessica Chastain

Time Together Long Long Time Been

Women, we are so strong! It took me so long to figure that out, but I realized just how strong a woman is.

Women Woman Me Strong Long Out

It's always nice to have new clothes made for you.

Clothes You New Nice Always Made

My parents both came to the United States from the Dominican Republic, and they were deeply grateful for the opportunities this country provided. They raised my siblings and me to want to make a difference and give back. They taught us to work hard and aim high, but to also make sure the ladder was down to help others climb up.

Work Grateful Help Others Parents Me

I'm just not that comfortable writing so much about myself.

Myself Writing Comfortable Just Much

For the establishment, philosophy is both an elitist and an idealist discipline: In high school, it is a compulsory subject; at university, they teach the idealist line. They are conducting a conversation with themselves.

Discipline School High School Teach

The brain drain from Africa has been reversed.

Brain Africa Been Drain Reversed

I don't think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength.

Strength Woman Man Think She Act

And the biggest improvement I see between 'Up in the Air' and 'Juno' and 'Thank You for Smoking' is that 'Up in the Air' deals with the complicated human stuff in a way that my other films have not. It's a more articulated film, and because of that, I'm most proud of it.

Improvement Proud Thank You Smoking

I remember saying I wanted to be a cosmetologist when I was really young.

Jonathan Van Ness

Saying Remember Young I Remember

I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food.

Food New York City Growing Up New

I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed, and two others I'm working on.

Poetry Book Los Angeles Done Others

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