Jonathan Franzen Quote
She was one of the few stay-at-home moms in Ramsey Hill and was famously averse to speaking well of herself or ill of anybody else. She said that she expected to be beheaded someday by one of the windows whose sash chains she’d replaced. Her children were probably dying of trichinosis from pork she’d undercooked. She wondered if her addiction to paint-stripper fumes might be related to her never reading books anymore. She confided that she’d been forbidden to fertilize Walter’s flowers after what had happened last time.
Jonathan Franzen
She was one of the few stay-at-home moms in Ramsey Hill and was famously averse to speaking well of herself or ill of anybody else. She said that she expected to be beheaded someday by one of the windows whose sash chains she’d replaced. Her children were probably dying of trichinosis from pork she’d undercooked. She wondered if her addiction to paint-stripper fumes might be related to her never reading books anymore. She confided that she’d been forbidden to fertilize Walter’s flowers after what had happened last time.
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About Jonathan Franzen
Franzen has contributed to The New Yorker magazine since 1994. His 1996 Harper's essay "Perchance to Dream" bemoaned the state of contemporary literature. Oprah Winfrey's book club selection in 2001 of The Corrections led to a much publicized feud with the talk show host.