be cool, soda pop (I'm just going to leave these two quotes from Jonathan Franzen here.)

3 months ago (27 notes)

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I’m just going to leave these two quotes from Jonathan Franzen here.

“It’s doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction.”—The Guardian
“I’m just saying my hit-counter’s going crazy. I’m getting hot-linked all over the world.”—Freedom

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shorterexcerpts said: I really loathe him, and think the claim that he and DFW were “great friends” is largely a plant from Franzen.
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Maybe someday I will be able to stand the person...Jonathan Franzen long enough to read...
dansolomon said: He is totally IN TOUCH and capable of commenting on the contemporary world. #FranzenBurn
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backleftlitz said: My favorite Franzen quote will still always be: “You know, there used to be a reservoir built on this spot, provided water for all of Manhattan … Oh, I am so drunk.”
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unbornwhiskey said: #HOTLINKED #WOW #RARE
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