Jonathan Franzen Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jonathan Franzen.

Jonathan Franzen is an acclaimed American author known for his novels exploring themes of interpersonal relationships, environmental issues, and the struggles of contemporary society. Born on August 17, 1959, in Western Springs, Illinois, Franzen gained wide recognition with his 2001 novel "The Corrections," which won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Other notable works by Franzen include "Freedom" (2010) and "Purity" (2015). Renowned for his sharp social observations and complex characters, Franzen is regarded as one of the leading literary voices of his generation.

Life, in her experience, had a kind of velvet luster. You lo

Life, in her experience, had a kind of velvet luster. You looked at yourself from one perspective and all you saw was weirdness. Move your head a little bit, though, and everything looked reasonably normal. She believed she couldn't hurt anybody as long as she was only working.

Jonathan Franzen

Experience Life

I look at my father, who was in many ways an unhappy person,

I look at my father, who was in many ways an unhappy person, but who, not long before he got sick, said that the greatest source of satisfaction in his life had been going to work in the company of other workers.

Jonathan Franzen

Life Work

An odd thing about beauty, however, is that it's absence ten

An odd thing about beauty, however, is that it's absence tends not to arouse our sympathy as much as other forms of privation do.

Jonathan Franzen

Beauty Privation