“I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not ...” — Gary Shteyngart Quote

“I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist.”

“I don't have many possessions, apart from my books.”

“If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.”

“Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.”

“I feel like I'm stepping into a place of spiritual contemplation every time I enter a studio; it's always had a certain magic to me that has never worn off with familiarity.”

“The so-called modern conveniences may, in fact, be extremely inconvenient - everything seems to exist as a distraction from any sort of deeper thought or contemplation.”