Best Gary Shteyngart Sayings
- Let's see if I can write about something other than my heart. Heart
- I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist. Both
- Without humor, I cannot go on and I doubt many of my readers would go on either. Humor is so important. I am here to… Cannot Go
- I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly. Always Think
- American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it. American
- I love Paul Giamatti - God, that man is like a walking Chekhov. His connection to humanity is unbelievable, and those feelings of low self-esteem… All
- Communications devices were always used to effect change, to effect revolution. Telephone, telegraph - these all seemed like very big enhancements at the time. All
- You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and… Book
- A lot of the ways of advertising a book - the cover, whether somebody sees it on a subway or sees it in a bookstore… Advertising
- I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot. Feature
- I think what will happen is that fiction will become more like poetry. As in, the only people who read it will write it. Fiction
- I read real books. On paper. You know, those printed books? I feel like this is the last thing I do to support my industry.… Books
- In a strange way, I expected Russia to become more like America since the Soviet Union collapsed, but the reverse is true. America has become… America
- I have a love/hate relationship with just about everything, but certainly with America. America
- Good fiction makes me turn off all the other parts of my brain, so that I become quiet and submissive, entirely at the mercy of… All