"My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game."

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Source : "Joshua Ferris Interview: Rock Star in the Book Store". Interview with Jason Pinter, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2010.

Joshua Ferris

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“If I do not give a friend "The benefit of the doubt," but put the worst construction instead of the best on what is said or done, then I know nothing of Calvary love.”
“One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything.”
“Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients Youngbloods can't spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.”
“The future is easy because it doesnâ€™t exist; but the past is painful because it lives forever.”
“Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom.”
“Philanthropy is the principal social institution that provides instruction in voluntary service.”
“I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks. It was a great education. There was my university, man.”
“We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners.”

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