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✵ 17. august 1959   •   Ďalšie mená جاناتان فرانزن, Ջոնաթան Ֆրանզեն, ଜୋନାଥନ ଫ୍ରାନଜେନ
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“Without privacy there was no point in being an individual.”

Jonathan Franzen kniha The Corrections

Zdroj: The Corrections

“And meanwhile the sad truth was that not everyone could be extraordinary, not everyone could be extremely cool; because whom would this leave to be ordinary?”

Jonathan Franzen kniha The Corrections

Zdroj: The Corrections (2001)
Kontext: All around him, millions of newly minted American millionaires were engaged in the identical pursuit of feeling extraordinary - of buying the perfect Victorian, of skiing the virgin slope, of knowing the chef personally, of locating the beach that had no footprints. There were further tens of millions of young Americans who didn't have money but were nonetheless chasing the Perfect Cool. And meanwhile the sad truth was that not everyone could be extraordinary, not everyone could be extremely cool; because whom would this leave to be ordinary? Who would perform the thankless work of being comparatively uncool?

“I admire your capacity for admiring.”

Jonathan Franzen kniha Freedom

Zdroj: Freedom

“It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break.”

Jonathan Franzen kniha How to Be Alone

Zdroj: How to Be Alone

“I wanted all of her and resented other boys for wanting any part of her.”

Zdroj: The Discomfort Zone: A Personal Journey