In the course of interviewing, I've discovered that if you don't give your guest something to react to, they don't react. They simply say what they've been saying every time they've been interviewed. The last thing you want is to… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
A beautiful word in the middle of a sentence can sometimes reduce me to tears in an interview, and when I'm reading, too. I've… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
If I want to have a conversation, I can't have a list of questions, because the second question on the list is going to… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
I'm very against interviewers who do not have time to read the work, who accept jobs knowing that they don't have time to do… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
I'm often a crier and many things make me cry. I come from a crying family - my mother cries, my grandma used to… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
I like to think that at best the interview becomes something like the unaccountable experience of talking to oneself in a mirror. — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be a math major. My parents were both accountants and wanted me to major in business. Math was… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
The book is an experience that allows you to witness your feelings without having to surrender to them, to succumb to them, or to… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
The art (as opposed to the technology) of reading requires that you develop a beautiful tolerance for incomprehension. The greatest books are the books… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
In the course of interviewing, I've discovered that if you don't give your guest something to react to, they don't react. They simply say… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
She taught you how to be a person who refuses anything but the meaningful. — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
People tell me I have the best job in the world, which is true, but I also work with some of the best people… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
A bleak, black book, it engenders awe and despair. I have read it in its entirety 4 1/2 times, each time finding its resonance… — Michael Silverblatt Copy Share Image
