Karen Russell Quotes

A collection of quotes by Karen Russell.

Karen Russell is an American author known for her captivating and imaginative storytelling. Born in 1981, she grew up in Miami, Florida, and later attended Northwestern University, where she earned her MFA in fiction. Russell's debut novel, "Swamplandia!", was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and received critical acclaim. Her other notable works include the short story collections "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" and "Vampires in the Lemon Grove." Russell's writing often combines elements of magical realism and explores themes of identity, family, and the human connection to nature.

I would love to travel around the world working for a travel

I would love to travel around the world working for a travel company taking students abroad on cultural immersion trips.

Karen Russell


I love weird or funny or beautiful sentences Joy Williams co

I love weird or funny or beautiful sentences Joy Williams could write a microwave-oven manual and I'm sure I'd love it, because the sentences would be tuned up like music.

Karen Russell

Funny

Now I'll read anytime, anywhere. I love reading in front of

Now I'll read anytime, anywhere. I love reading in front of the space heater. Isn't that a sad confession? But it's like my substitute for the roaring fireplace of yore.

Karen Russell

Sad

I think that different pleasures work for different readers

I think that different pleasures work for different readers - a friend of mine won't read anything that's not a cardiovascular sort of page-turner. I tend to care less about plot, but I'm a sucker for humor and strangeness.

Karen Russell

Humor