Gary Shteyngart Quotes
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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I have many, many gay friends.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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I'm manic-depressive, technically bi-polar II with many borderline features.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.
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I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
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I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.
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I was about 11 or 12 when I began to pick up my mother's books.
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I'm a jeans fanatic. It's ridiculous how many jeans I have.
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I have anonymously helped many thousands.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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I never sue journalists. I employ journalists. I employ too many of them. I don't sue journalists.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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I tried to make sense of the Four Books, until love arrived, and it all became a single syllable.
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I think what I do really well is that I can 'chameleon' myself into many styles at a very fast pace, sometimes in the same verse of a song.
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I do have some books, but in all the distance flights I've made I've never opened the books. I've been too busy.
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Congress has always been for the people and by the people. And in keeping with the great traditions of our country, we need to keep it that way.
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The war on terror, if this is a war on terror, can only be won by a sincere regional and international cooperation. All have to believe they have something at stake and work together. In the absence of this it will become political and interest-oriented.
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I don't have many possessions, apart from my books.
