There's nothing more embarrassing than to have earned the disfavor of a perceptive animal.
Michael ChabonI said, โI need to hear something thatโs going to save my life.โ Re: Selecting songs from a jukebox.
Michael ChabonI don't do a lot of foisting, because when it comes to books I don't really like to be foisted upon.
Michael ChabonIt was nice standing out in the darkness, in the damp grass, with spring coming on and a feeling in my heart of imminent disaster.
Michael ChabonI hate to see great works of literature ghettoized, whereas others that conform to the rules, conventions, and procedures of the genre we call literary fiction get accorded greater esteem and privilege. I also have a problem with how books are marketed, with certain cover designs and typefaces. They're often stamped with an identity that has nothing to do with their effect on the reader.
Michael Chabon