Jonathan Lethem Quotes

“I want what we all want," said Carl. "To move certain parts of the interior of myself into the exterior world, to see if they can be embraced.”

Jonathan Lethem You Don't Love Me Yet

Source: You Don't Love Me Yet

“What age is a black boy when he learns he's scary?”

Jonathan Lethem book The Fortress of Solitude

Source: The Fortress of Solitude

“You can't be deep without a surface”

Jonathan Lethem You Don't Love Me Yet

Source: You Don't Love Me Yet

“As I get older I find that the friendships that are the most certain, ultimately, are the ones where you and the other person have made substantial amounts of money for one another.”

Jonathan Lethem

Source: Men and Cartoons: Stories

“Someday I'd change my name to Shut Up and save everybody a lot of time.”

Jonathan Lethem Motherless Brooklyn

Source: Motherless Brooklyn

“You could grow up in the city where history was made and still miss it all.”

Jonathan Lethem book The Fortress of Solitude

Source: The Fortress of Solitude