Jonathan Franzen Quotes
Most popular Jonathan Franzen Quotes
A novel represents a compact between the writer and the reader, with the writer providing words out of which the reader creates a pleasurable experience.
Think of the novel as lover: Let's stay home tonight and have a great time; just because you're touched where you want to be touched, it doesn't mean you're cheap; before a book can change you, you have to love it. Or the novelist as cook who prepares, as a gift to the reader, this many-course meal. Not just ice cream, but broccoli rabe as well.
