Imagine that human existence is defined by an Ache: the Ache of our not being, each of… — Jonathan Franzen
Imagine that human existence is defined by an Ache: the Ache of our not being, each of us, the center of the universe; of our desires forever outnumbering our means of satisfying them.
1996
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Franzen, Jonathan. "Why Bother?" How to Be Alone. Picador, 2002.
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Franzen, Jonathan. "Perchance to Dream: In the Age of Images, a Reason to Write Novels." Harper's Magazine, Apr. 1996.
