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Jonathan Lethem

American Writer

Born: Feb 19, 1964

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I can't bear the silent ringing in my skull. Jonathan Lethem

Ringing Silent Bear Skull

The more film I watch, the more John Ford looks like a giant. His politics aren't so good, and you have to learn to accept John Wayne as an actor, but he's a poet in black and white. Jonathan Lethem

The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals. Jonathan Lethem

Religion Rights Values Parents Diversity Overwhelming Virtue Our Worshipped Those Rights Movement Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Ideals Were Arts Movement Belief

I plan less and less. It's a great benefit of writing lots, that you get good at holding long narratives in your head like a virtual space. Jonathan Lethem

Good Great You Writing Space Long Holding Virtual Benefit Head Like Narratives Lots Get Plan Your Less

Fantastic writing in English is kind of disreputable, but fantastic writing in translation is the summit. Jonathan Lethem

Writing Translation Summit Kind Fantastic English

It was good while it was good. Jonathan Lethem

Good While

I learned to write fiction the way I learned to read fiction - by skipping the parts that bored me. Jonathan Lethem

Me Way Bored Write Read Learned Parts Fiction Skipping

I don't paint anymore. I haven't since I abandoned it at 19, in order to begin writing seriously. Jonathan Lethem

Writing Seriously Abandoned Since Begin Order Anymore Paint

I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way. Jonathan Lethem

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