Love is like falconry," he said. "Don't you think that's true, Cleveland?" "Never say love is like anything." said Cleveland. "It isn't. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I don't think you could teach someone to be a genius, but you can certainly teach them to not make rookie mistakes… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I suppose there is something appealing about a word that everyone uses with absolute confidence but on whose exact meaning no two… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
There was a sort of irony in the fact that these [superhero] characters - many of whom in that period, the Golden… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
For me, nostalgia is an involuntary emotion. ... I think it's just a natural human response to loss. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I feel that in the past, my style has shown itself to be capable of handling dark and light in the same… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
The thing that strikes me now when I think about the Wilderness of Childhood is the incredible degree of freedom my parents… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
