I am born hungry. Ravenous. I want to eat the world, and I can never be satiated. — Gary Shteyngart Born Copy Share Image
The greatest books in Russian literature are satires. Gogol's Dead Souls, for example, is a very over-the-top satire about life in Russia.… — Gary Shteyngart Book Copy Share Image
“The reflexive sense of wonder, of crying over a medal of the Madonna del Granduca and not knowing why, will be mostly… — Gary Shteyngart Humor Copy Share Image
“The nesting doll of memory collapses into its component pieces, each leading someplace smaller and smaller [...]” — Gary Shteyngart Memory Copy Share Image
The only way to write about right now is to write about the future. — Gary Shteyngart Right now Copy Share Image
The memoirs I love are all very intense. If you're going to do a memoir and protect yourself, what the hell's the… — Gary Shteyngart Fiction Copy Share Image
I was really not a good student, and I felt that shame every day. That's one of the reasons I started smoking… — Gary Shteyngart Drinking Copy Share Image
“Let’s start with my surname: Shteyngart. A German name whose insane Sovietized spelling, eye-watering bunching of consonants (just one i between the… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need… — Gary Shteyngart Away Copy Share Image
I wish I were stronger and more secure in myself so that I could really spend my life with a guy like… — Gary Shteyngart Arms Copy Share Image
You can't have a Russian household without vodka. It's just something to wash everything down with. I can't remember a time when… — Gary Shteyngart Ancestor Copy Share Image
“But what will happen, and I got this from reliable sources, is that the International Monetary Fund will skedaddle from D.C., possibly… — Gary Shteyngart Saudi arabia Copy Share Image
“All love is socioeconomic. It’s the gradients in status that make arousal possible.” — Gary Shteyngart Economics Copy Share Image
“I think of my mother and father. Of their constant anxiety. But their anxiety means they still want to live.” — Gary Shteyngart Anxiety Copy Share Image
“The world is harsh and inconsiderate, and you can rely only on your family.” — Gary Shteyngart Family Copy Share Image
“In her bones, this may still be her country. But she will not touch it with her hands the way I do,… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
If you're not fascinated by Korea yet, you damn well should be. The most innovative country on earth deserves a hilarious and… — Gary Shteyngart Accounts Copy Share Image
I write almost entirely in bed or on a couch with my feet up on the coffee table. I feel most creative… — Gary Shteyngart Almost Copy Share Image
