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Michael Chabon Quotes

Michael Chabon quotes about hope

American Author May 24, 1963

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When I remember that dizzy summer, that dull, stupid, lovely, dire summer, it seems that in those days I ate my lunches, smelled another's skin, noticed a shade of yellow, even simply sat, with greater lust and hopefulness - and that I lusted with greater faith, hoped with greater abandon. The people I loved were celebrities, surrounded by rumor and fanfare; the places I sat with them, movie lots and monuments. No doubt all of this is not true remembrance but the ruinous work of nostalgia,... Michael Chabon
All literature, highbrow or low, from the Aeneid onward, is fan fiction....Through parody and pastiche, allusion and homage, retelling and reimagining the stories that were told before us and that we have come of age loving--amateurs--we proceed, seeking out the blank places in the map that our favorite writers, in their greatness and negligence, have left for us, hoping to pass on to our own readers--should we be lucky enough to find any--some of the pleasure that we ourselves have taken in... Michael Chabon
It really is a shame that through our sad neglect of wonders, hopefulness, and trust we allowed so much clutter and debris to build up in the space that once connected us to Diamond Green. Michael Chabon
You need three things to become a successful novelist: talent, luck and discipline. Discipline is the one element of those three things that you can control, and so that is the one that you have to focus on controlling, and you just have to hope and trust in the other two. Michael Chabon
See you in the funny papers," he said. Jaunty, he reminded himself; always jaunty. In my panache is their hope for salvation. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "A hope fulfilled is already half a disappointment."
A hope fulfilled is already half a disappointment. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between..."
It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as hope. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "No; he could be ruined again and again by hope, but he would..."
No; he could be ruined again and again by hope, but he would never be capable of belief. Michael Chabon

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