Roy Blount is so funny, and he sounds like he's just talking, and the next thing you know he has tossed off an essay as elegant and intricately structured as a birdsong. His ear for American speech is better than… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
“Some settlers began with no implements but an ax. In conversation, the subject of axes--their ideal weight, their proper helves--was more popular than politics or religion. A man who made good axes, who knew the secrets of tempering the steel… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
When I go to Indian reservations in the West, and especially to the Pine Ridge Reservation, I sometimes feel unsure where to put my… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
America to me is so varied and exciting. I always feel nostalgia for the place I'm not in, and then I get there and… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
Russia has always had a global history. Global history is a bummer. You suffer invasions of all different kinds. And Russia was not defended… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
“One very important key to maintaining our daily sanity is a simple scheduling tactic I call Putting Things the Hell Off.” — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
You can find dozens of books about people taking the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I knew I had to do something different to cross Siberia. To… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs. — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
Once, America's size in the imagination was limitless. After Europeans settled and changed it, working from the coasts inland, its size in the imagination… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run. — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings. — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
I was friends with Russians who said I should see Russia. I went there in '93 and it was so exciting, and I went… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
