Elif Batuman

Quotes

• “Why was "plain" a euphemism for "ugly," when the very hallmark of human beauty was its plainness, the symmetry and simpl...”
• “You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things--and if the only obstacle in your way is a little ...”
• “If I could start over today, I would choose literature again. If the answers exist in the world or in the universe, I st...”
• “What does literature do better than anything else? It provides a detailed representation of the inner experience of bein...”