Gary Shteyngart Quotes

A collection of quotes by Gary Shteyngart.

Gary Shteyngart is an acclaimed American author known for his satirical and comedic works. Born in Leningrad in 1972, Shteyngart immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of seven. He attended Oberlin College and graduated with a degree in politics. Shteyngart's novels, including "The Russian Debutante's Handbook," "Super Sad True Love Story," and "Lake Success," have garnered critical praise for their sharp wit and insightful social commentary. His writing often explores themes of identity, immigrant experience, and the absurdities of contemporary life.

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Joshie has always told Post Human Services Staff to keep a diary, to remember who we were because every moment, our brains and synapses are being rebuilt and rewired with maddening disregard for our personalities, so that each year, each month, each day, we transfer into a different person, an utterly unfaithful iteration of our original selves, of the drooling kid in the sandbox. But not me. I am still a facsimile of my early childhood. I am still looking for a loving dad to lift me up and brush the sand off my ass and to hear English, calm and hurtless, fall off his lips.

Gary Shteyngart

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