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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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It is really irritating to work with irritating people. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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