Arnon Grunberg quotes

Arnon Grunberg quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“I stopped dying the moment I started writing”
-- Arnon Grunberg

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“The relative success of the bitcoin proves that money first and foremost depends on trust. Neither gold nor bonds are needed to back up a currency.”
-- Arnon Grunberg

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“Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.”
“Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.”
“Iâ€™m not a fan of â€˜write what you know.â€™ If you donâ€™t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing â€˜The Year of Living Biblically.â€™ That was kind of the point â€“ to learn.”
“I can write better than anyone who can write faster,”
“If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when you have enough money to pay the check but not enough to produce indifference of the total.”
“This city is dying of rabies. Is the best I can do to wipe random flecks of foam from its lips?”
“In that moment it dawned on me that everything has to line up perfectly for something to turn out this awful.”

Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.161, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Apparently one impression we are making... is that creativeness consists of lightning striking you on the head in one great glorious moment.”
“In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.”
“I can't remember all the times I've tried to tell myself to hold on to these moments as they pass”

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