Quotes from book
How to Be Alone

How to Be Alone

How to Be Alone is a 2002 book collecting fourteen essays by American writer Jonathan Franzen.


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“But the first lesson reading teaches is how to be alone.”

Jonathan Franzen book How to Be Alone

Source: How to Be Alone

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“It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break.”

Jonathan Franzen book How to Be Alone

Source: How to Be Alone

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