Extraordinary Quote by Jonathan Franzen
“And meanwhile the sad truth was that not everyone could be extraordinary, not everyone could be extremely cool; because whom would this leave to be ordinary?”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Corrections, 2001
Extraordinary talent is rare; ordinary people fill the world, raising questions about expectations.
In simple terms: Not everyone can be extraordinary.
Key Takeaway
Accept ordinary as valuable.
Themes
talent
ordinariness
expectations
Mood
reflective
critical
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- Workplace dynamics
- family roles
- educational settings
Key Concepts
Literature
Social critique
Human nature
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you value ordinary contributions?
- What defines “extraordinary” for you?
A Different Perspective
Pressure to be extraordinary can be harmful.
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
