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Gary Shteyngart Quotes

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 - the way that all comes together on the screen? Delicious Picture Quote #1

If I still lived in Russia, I’d be dead... or a really effective oligarch Picture Quote #1

That’s what I always liked about science fiction - you can make the world end. Humour is my multiple warhead delivery system Picture Quote #1

I don’t have many possessions, apart from my books Picture Quote #1

Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it’s important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of another person. The whole idea of empathy is gone. We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions Picture Quote #1

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 more like Russia: a kleptocratic society Picture Quote #1

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I reveled in the smallness, the coziness of an upstairs bedroom in a traditional American Cape Cod house the half-floor that forces you to duck, to feel small and naive again, ready for anything, dying for love, your body a chimney filled with odd, black smoke. These square, squat, awkward rooms are like a fifty-square-foot paean to teenage-hood, to ripeness, to the first and last taste of youth Picture Quote #1

Communications devices were always used to effect change, to effect revolution. Telephone, telegraph - these all seemed like very big enhancements at the time Picture Quote #1

American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it Picture Quote #1

I write almost entirely in bed or on a couch with my feet up on the coffee table. I feel most creative when I’m looking out the window, and my bed and couch have nice views of the New York skyline Picture Quote #1

Life for young American college graduates is a festive affair. Free of having to support their families, they mostly have gay parties on rooftops where they reflect at length upon their quirky electronic childhoods and sometimes kiss each other on the lips and neck Picture Quote #1

Every returning New Yorker asks the question: Is this still my city? I have a ready answer, cloaked in obstinate despair: It is. And if it’s not, I will love it all the more. I will love it to the point where it becomes mine again Picture Quote #1

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Reading is difficult. People just aren’t meant to read anymore. We’re in a post-literate age. You know, a visual age. How many years after the fall of Rome did it take for a Dante to appear? Many, many years Picture Quote #1

Michigan, with its delicious American name. How lucky one must be to live there Picture Quote #1

I have a great memory. And actually, I remember Russia in some ways better than I remember Queens Picture Quote #1

I was a jackass in many ways. I projected that cruelty towards others, that kid whose hand I was wringing. If I could have hurt a hundred weaklings - weaker than me, and I was already very weak - I would. I was dying to hurt somebody, to pay it forward Picture Quote #1

Vodka has a huge history in Russia, in that it’s almost like a currency. It’s the one thing that keeps the country in the dark ages and having a rollicking good time Picture Quote #1

Getting out of Russia was the best thing my parents did. I mean, that country will never amount to anything Picture Quote #1

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I was really not a good student, and I felt that shame every day. That’s one of the reasons I started smoking pot and drinking daily Picture Quote #1

I felt the weakness of these books, their immateriality, how they had failed to change the world, and I didn’t want to sully myself with their weakness anymore Picture Quote #1

My first book really did change my life. It allowed me to fully express myself. There was a sense that I was worth something as an artist Picture Quote #1

If you’re not fascinated by Korea yet, you damn well should be. The most innovative country on earth deserves a hilarious and poignant account on the order of Euny Hong’s The Birth of Korean Cool. Her phat beats got Gangnam Style and then some Picture Quote #1

Forget the fountain of youth, pal of mine. You can live to be a thousand, and it won’t matter. Mediocrities like you deserve immortality Picture Quote #1

Do not throw away your heart. Keep your heart. Your heart is all that matters ... Throw away your ancestors! ... Throw away your shyness and the anger that lies just a few inches beneath ... Accept the truth! And if there is more than one truth, then learn to do the difficult work -- learn to choose. You are good enough, you are HUMAN ENOUGH, to choose! Picture Quote #1

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I’d love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about Picture Quote #1

I took an acting class with Louise Lasser, Woody Allen’s first wife and co-star in many movies. I’ve done some other indie films, if you look on the YouTube. I love acting - it’s great Picture Quote #1

The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief (...) beautiful Picture Quote #1

If my mother hadn’t tried to sell me chicken Kiev cutlets for $1.40 after I graduated from college, maybe I would’ve been the lawyer she wanted me to be Picture Quote #1

Freedom is anathema to dreams nurtured in captivity Picture Quote #1

Reading is entering into the consciousness of another human being Picture Quote #1

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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 - the way that all comes together on the screen? Delicious (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) If I still lived in Russia, I’d be dead... or a really effective oligarch (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) That’s what I always liked about science fiction - you can make the world end. Humour is my multiple warhead delivery system (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I don’t have many possessions, apart from my books (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it’s important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of another person. The whole idea of empathy is gone. We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) 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 more like Russia: a kleptocratic society (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I reveled in the smallness, the coziness of an upstairs bedroom in a traditional American Cape Cod house the half-floor that forces you to duck, to feel small and naive again, ready for anything, dying for love, your body a chimney filled with odd, black smoke. These square, squat, awkward rooms are like a fifty-square-foot paean to teenage-hood, to ripeness, to the first and last taste of youth (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Communications devices were always used to effect change, to effect revolution. Telephone, telegraph - these all seemed like very big enhancements at the time (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I write almost entirely in bed or on a couch with my feet up on the coffee table. I feel most creative when I’m looking out the window, and my bed and couch have nice views of the New York skyline (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Life for young American college graduates is a festive affair. Free of having to support their families, they mostly have gay parties on rooftops where they reflect at length upon their quirky electronic childhoods and sometimes kiss each other on the lips and neck (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Every returning New Yorker asks the question: Is this still my city? I have a ready answer, cloaked in obstinate despair: It is. And if it’s not, I will love it all the more. I will love it to the point where it becomes mine again (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Reading is difficult. People just aren’t meant to read anymore. We’re in a post-literate age. You know, a visual age. How many years after the fall of Rome did it take for a Dante to appear? Many, many years (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Michigan, with its delicious American name. How lucky one must be to live there (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I have a great memory. And actually, I remember Russia in some ways better than I remember Queens (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I was a jackass in many ways. I projected that cruelty towards others, that kid whose hand I was wringing. If I could have hurt a hundred weaklings - weaker than me, and I was already very weak - I would. I was dying to hurt somebody, to pay it forward (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Vodka has a huge history in Russia, in that it’s almost like a currency. It’s the one thing that keeps the country in the dark ages and having a rollicking good time (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Getting out of Russia was the best thing my parents did. I mean, that country will never amount to anything (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I was really not a good student, and I felt that shame every day. That’s one of the reasons I started smoking pot and drinking daily. (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I felt the weakness of these books, their immateriality, how they had failed to change the world, and I didn’t want to sully myself with their weakness anymore. (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) My first book really did change my life. It allowed me to fully express myself. There was a sense that I was worth something as an artist. (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) If you’re not fascinated by Korea yet, you damn well should be. The most innovative country on earth deserves a hilarious and poignant account on the order of Euny Hong’s The Birth of Korean Cool. Her phat beats got Gangnam Style and then some (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Forget the fountain of youth, pal of mine. You can live to be a thousand, and it won’t matter. Mediocrities like you deserve immortality. (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Do not throw away your heart. Keep your heart. Your heart is all that matters ... Throw away your ancestors! ... Throw away your shyness and the anger that lies just a few inches beneath ... Accept the truth! And if there is more than one truth, then learn to do the difficult work -- learn to choose. You are good enough, you are HUMAN ENOUGH, to choose! (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I’d love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) I took an acting class with Louise Lasser, Woody Allen’s first wife and co-star in many movies. I’ve done some other indie films, if you look on the YouTube. I love acting - it’s great (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief (...) beautiful. (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) If my mother hadn’t tried to sell me chicken Kiev cutlets for $1.40 after I graduated from college, maybe I would’ve been the lawyer she wanted me to be. (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Freedom is anathema to dreams nurtured in captivity (Gary Shteyngart Quotes) Reading is entering into the consciousness of another human being (Gary Shteyngart Quotes)

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