“I grew up in the '70s, when people talked on the phone - and just talk...” — Jennifer Egan Quote

“I grew up in the '70s, when people talked on the phone - and just talked more. I remember the phone was the epicenter of our house. I spent hours every evening as a teenager waiting for the phone to ring and talking to my friends.”

“Technology makes everyone feel old. A laptop is old after two years. Someone always has something newer. Everyone seems to feel obsolete now, even the young.”

“We live in a moment and a culture when reading is really endangered. There's simply no way to write well, though, if you're not reading well.”

“I don't get to do that very often so to just have a completely free evening where your mind is relaxed enough to read a book is exquisite.”

“To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.”

“If it's a 50-seat theater, I am neurotic about whether I'm doing an honest performance. Sometimes I walk away happy enough with it. You know, it can always be better, but sometimes I'll walk away distraught, feeling like I missed the pulse of the character that evening.”