Joshua Ferris quotes - page 2

You think I alienate myself from society? Of course I alienate myself from society. It's the only way I know of not being constantly reminded of all the ways I'm alienated from society. (Joshua Ferris)

I have never stopped considering not becoming a writer.

Joshua Ferris

Some days felt longer than other days. Some days felt like two whole days. Unfortunately those days were never weekend days. Our Saturdays and Sundays passed in half the time of a normal workday. In other words, some weeks it felt like we worked ten straight days and had only one day off.

Joshua Ferris

We found ourselves wanting to hurry time along, which was not in the long run good for our health. Everybody was trapped in this contradiction but nobody ever dared to articulate it.

Joshua Ferris

It is really irritating to work with irritating people.

Joshua Ferris

We suffered failures of imagination just like everyone else, our daring was wanting, and our daily contentment too nearly adequate for us to give it up.

Joshua Ferris

That's one of the things about comedy - I think it works best when it's contextualized, as opposed to kind of an island of cleverness.

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Joshua Ferris

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Occupation: American Author
Born: November 8, 1974
Quotes count: 32

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