“Knight, of course, felt that anyone's willing assistance tainted the whole thing. Either you are hidden or you're not, no middle ground.… — Michael Finkel Alone Copy Share Image
“Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;” — Michael Finkel Mental disorder Copy Share Image
As a writer, I spend a lot of time alone, and I like it. I'm also a long-distance runner, and I love… — Michael Finkel Alone Copy Share Image
“He pilfered a copy of Ulysses, but it was possibly the one book he did not finish. 'What's the point of it?… — Michael Finkel Books Copy Share Image
“When he hears how songs are now shared and downloaded, Knight is equally unimpressed. "You're using your computers, your thousand-dollar machines, to… — Michael Finkel Computers Copy Share Image
“He was confounded by the idea that passing the prime of your life in a cubicle, spending hours a day at a… — Michael Finkel Computers Copy Share Image
“In eighteenth-century England, a fad swept the upper class. Several families felt their estate needed a hermit, and advertisements were placed in… — Michael Finkel Family Copy Share Image
“And what about a text message? Isn't that just using a telephone as a telegraph?” — Michael Finkel Text message Copy Share Image
“The fact that Longo himself was a skilled liar seemed to engender in him an ancillary condition in which he was distrustful… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
“Language and hearing are seated in the cerebral cortex, the folded gray matter that covers the first couple of millimeters of the… — Michael Finkel Access Copy Share Image
“survive, and neither do the strong. Life is a constant, merciless fight that everyone loses.” — Michael Finkel Life Copy Share Image
The so-called modern conveniences may, in fact, be extremely inconvenient - everything seems to exist as a distraction from any sort of… — Michael Finkel Distraction Copy Share Image
“Modern life seems set up so that we can avoid loneliness at all costs, but maybe it's worthwhile to face it occasionally.… — Michael Finkel Alone Copy Share Image
“The life inside a book always felt welcoming to Knight. It pressed no demands on him, while the world of human interactions… — Michael Finkel Books Copy Share Image
“Soon he essentially stopped talking. "I am retreating into silence as a defensive mode," he mentioned. Eventually, he was down to uttering… — Michael Finkel Comfortable Copy Share Image
I spent 12 years traveling more than six months a year. I really needed to see the world. — Michael Finkel More Copy Share Image
“It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing… — Michael Finkel Acceptable Copy Share Image
“He’s a genius with my Prius,” says the co-owner of Left Bank Books, the town’s independent bookstore. The” — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
Modern life, especially with young children, so often seems like a mad rush... We so rarely take time to just do nothing… — Michael Finkel Children Copy Share Image
“I have only in my life carried to an extreme what you have not dared to carry halfway, and what’s more, you… — Michael Finkel Life Copy Share Image
I moved at age 22 to Montana to be able to walk in really wild woods, where the chances of being killed… — Michael Finkel Age Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that if we all just took a little time - like 10 or 15 minutes a day - to… — Michael Finkel Believe Copy Share Image
I am guaranteeing you that if you see my byline on a story, it's going to be the cleanest story you've ever… — Michael Finkel Going Copy Share Image
“Christopher Knight, you could argue, is the most solitary known person in all of human history.” — Michael Finkel History Copy Share Image
