We are taught that we can be better than we are. But is there a limit to how good we can be?
David BezmozgisWhy are some people highly principled and willing to do anything for their principles, while most of us are not? And I am willing to not only ask, but also answer the question.
David BezmozgisHere I am: a Russian-speaking Jew living in Canada, and you, an Indian ex-patriot living in San Francisco. All of a sudden we commune in this moment about a much older Russian political dissident.That's the human part of being human: feeling those moments.
David BezmozgisI think every book is a reaction to everything you're written before, and most immediately to the book you wrote just before.
David BezmozgisAmity Gaige has written a flawless book. It does not contain a single false note. Playful and inventive, SCHRODER movingly depicts the ways we confound our own hearts--how even with the best intentions, we fail to love those closest to us as well as we wish we could. Eric Schroder should take his place among the most charismatic and memorable characters in contemporary fiction, and Amity Gaige her place among the most talented and impressive writers working today.
David Bezmozgis