I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to… — Ian Frazier Books 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… — Ian Frazier Almost 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… — Ian Frazier Also 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… — Ian Frazier Always 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… — Ian Frazier Against 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 Humor 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… — Ian Frazier About Copy Share Image
Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs. — Ian Frazier Bulbs 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… — Ian Frazier After 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 Actually 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… — Ian Frazier American 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… — Ian Frazier Exciting Copy Share Image
I don't want to participate in traditional Indian religious ceremonies - dance in a sun dance or pray in a sweat lodge… — Ian Frazier Appeal Copy Share Image
“She said being inside a language was like being in a person's house - after a while you came to see why… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
When the days start to get shorter, I want to be in some nice brick building on the East Coast with the… — Ian Frazier Brick Copy Share Image
Russian humor is to adapt or make some sense or nonsense out of the insanity of their lives. — Ian Frazier Adapt Copy Share Image
I think Indians dress better than anyone, but I don't want to imitate more than a detail or two; I prefer my… — Ian Frazier Anyone Copy Share Image
I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia. — Ian Frazier Across Copy Share Image
A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember salespeople's and interviewers'… — Ian Frazier Attention Copy Share Image
“Scientists estimate that the Siberian permafrost holds the remains of 150 million mammoths—or about 8 million more than the 142 million Russians… — Ian Frazier Cities-spaces-places Copy Share Image
“It reflects like an optical instrument and responds to changes in the weather so sensitively that it seems like a part of… — Ian Frazier Change Copy Share Image
I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would… — Ian Frazier Book Copy Share Image
