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Michael Chabon Quotes

Michael Chabon quotes

American Author May 24, 1963

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All at once he feels weary of ganefs and prophets, guns and sacrifices and the infinite gangster weight of God. He's tired of hearing about the promised land and the inevitable bloodshed required for its redemption. Michael Chabon
Crabtree's father was a Pentecostalist preacher somewhere out in Hogscrotum County, MO, and his mother was the editor-in-chief of a magazine for knitting-machine enthusiasts. 'She can make you anything,' went a favorite line of his. 'She made me a queer.' He had been lost to the clutch of Satan since early adolescence and hadn't seen them in years. Michael Chabon
It was nice standing out in the darkness, in the damp grass, with spring coming on and a feeling in my heart of imminent disaster. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "The natural fragrance of her body was a spicy, angry smell..."
The natural fragrance of her body was a spicy, angry smell like that of fresh pencil shavings. Michael Chabon
I didn't want to be left alone with Timothy, not because I was afraid of him but because I was afraid that somebody would come into the office and see us sitting there, two matching rejects in matching orange chairs. Michael Chabon
Every future we imagine is transformed inexorably into a part of our children's understanding of their past, of the assumptions their parents and grandparents could not help but make. The Killer Hook Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "In the immemorial style of young men under pressure, they..."
In the immemorial style of young men under pressure, they decided to lie down for a while and waste time. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "it was the insoluble problems—the false leads and the cold..."
it was the insoluble problems—the false leads and the cold cases—that reflected the true nature of things. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "Every time another review comes out I let out a deep breath."
Every time another review comes out I let out a deep breath. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "I anticipate a coming season of dilated time and of women all..."
I anticipate a coming season of dilated time and of women all in disarray. Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon quote: "But the boy had a gift. And it was in the nature of a gift..."
But the boy had a gift. And it was in the nature of a gift that it be endlessly given. Michael Chabon
That's a big trunk," James said, as we jammed in the leathery old case that looked so much like the black heart of some leviathan. "It fits a tuba, three suitcases, a dead dog, and a garment bag almost perfectly."That's just what they used to say in the ads," I said... Michael Chabon
The lucky ones are the people like your husband there. The ones who find work that means something to them. That they can really put their heart into, however foolish it might look to other people. Michael Chabon
Most science fiction seemed to be written for people who already liked science fiction; I wanted to write stories for anyone, anywhere, living at any time in the history of the world. Michael Chabon
Other than along certain emotional tangents there was little in the book that felt as if it had actually been lived. It was a fiction produced by someone who knew only fictions, The Tempest as written by isolate Miranda, raised on the romances in her father's library. Michael Chabon

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