A novel represents a compact between the writer and the reader, with the writer providing words out of which the reader creates a pleasurable experience.


How to Be Alone: Essays (2003)

Jonathan Franzen Quotes

A novel represents a compact between the writer and the reader, with the writer providing words out of which the reader creates a pleasurable...

A novel represents a compact between the writer and the reader, with the writer providing words out of which the reader creates a pleasurable...

A novel represents a compact between the writer and the reader, with the writer providing words out of which the reader creates a pleasurable...

A novel represents a compact between the writer and the reader, with the writer providing words out of which the reader creates a pleasurable...