“He was never unfaithful to Bina. But there is no doubt that what broke the marriage was Landsman’s lack of faith.” — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“A bitter, disappointed, and jealous man kills the man he believes to be his wife's lover, this you consider to be unlikely.… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“For me the act of marriage has proven, like most of the other disastrous acts of my life, little more than a… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“When the two of us were at last free and clear of our past entanglements, social and professional, Sara and I were… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“The lucky ones are the people like your husband there. The ones who find work that means something to them. That they… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor,… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I’m a man who falls in love so easily, and with such reckless lack of consideration for the consequences of my actions,… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“He was through with this conversation. As a rule, they tended to avoid questions like "How sane are we?" and "Do our… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“But there is no Messiah of Sitka. Landsman has no home, no future, no fate but Bina. The land that he and… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Do you think they were ever happy?" "Definitely," I said. "Definitely?" "For sure." "She went crazy. His business failed. They couldn't have… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“You would never do anything like that, would you?" my wife asked him. "You would never hurt animals." Our son shook his… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Although sex was something they both regarded as perilous, marriage had, by contrast, seemed safe– a safe house in a world of… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“But there was always a shortfall, wasn't there? Between the match that the Holy One, blessed be He, envisioned and the reality… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life. — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“Anyway, it's a pretty good story," I said. "You have to admit." "Yeah?" He crumpled up the Kleenex, having dispatched the solitary tear. "You… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
There were so many Pittsburgh poets in my hallway that if, at that instant, a meteorite had come smashing through my roof, there would… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“Badass.'" My grandfather sampled the flavor of the word. It did not seem to revolt him, but it was nothing he needed ever to… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
See you in the funny papers," he said. Jaunty, he reminded himself; always jaunty. In my panache is their hope for salvation. — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“I didn't want to be left alone with Timothy, not because I was afraid of him but because I was afraid that somebody would… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“He had already seized this particular day once, but he was prepared, if need be, to go ahead and seize the motherfucker all over… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“We figure he must have let him out. The perpetrator, I mean. He's blind and we figure he just wandered off and maybe got… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“Then I reminded myself that I was always willing to listen to arguments in favor of avoiding an unpleasant chore, and I shook my… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“Love great first lines and paragraphs. From The Yiddish Policemen's Union: Nine months Landsman's been flopping at the Hotel Zamenhof without any of his… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“Life blew in gusts from the hole in the side of the elephant with a rank smell and a comic flatulence.” — Michael Chabon Copy Share
Not only would I never want to belong to any club that would have me for a member--if elected I would wear street shoes… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
That's the best thing about writing, when you're in that zone, you're porous, ready to absorb the solution. — Michael Chabon Copy Share
Most science fiction seemed to be written for people who already liked science fiction; I wanted to write stories for anyone, anywhere, living at… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
“For as long as I could remember, I'd been making vague and confident assurances that any day I would finish the thing [my book].… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
