Every time you hear someone read your book and liked your book, you're never sure whether that's going to follow with a similar remark from someone else. Perhaps I have low expectations, but whenever I hear someone say, 'I liked your book,' I don't know if it's going to happen again. Joshua Ferris bookexpectationfollow share on social
I don't write directly on to the computer because I don't think well facing forward with fingers on a keyboard. I think better looking down holding a pen. And the concentration quotient of pen and paper is higher than when I'm moving words around on screen. Joshua Ferris computerconcentrationdirectly share on social
The office is a romantic enabler because you're always around the person you have a crush on. There's no escape from, and maybe no desire to escape from, those pressure-cooker conditions. And there's an automatic series of things you have to talk about all the time. Joshua Ferris automaticconditioncooker share on social
Without work, so much of one's identity just evaporates. Joshua Ferris evaporateidentitywork Change image and share on social
