“But the first lesson reading teaches is how to be alone.”
Jonathan Franzen book How to Be Alone
Source: How to Be Alone

How to Be Alone is a 2002 book collecting fourteen essays by American writer Jonathan Franzen.
“But the first lesson reading teaches is how to be alone.”
Jonathan Franzen book How to Be Alone
Source: How to Be Alone
“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
“The world was ending then, it's ending still, and I'm happy to belong to it again.”
Jonathan Franzen book How to Be Alone
Source: How to Be Alone