Jonathan Franzen Quote

Expecting a novel to bear the weight of our whole disturbed society—to help solve our contemporary problems—seems to me a peculiarly American delusion. To write sentences of such authenticity that refuge can be taken in them: isn't this enough? Isn't it a lot?

How to Be Alone: Essays (ed. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007) - ISBN: 9780374707644