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List of Mark Leyner Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 35 inspiring quotes by Mark Leyner.

About Mark Leyner

  • Born: 1956
  • Occupation: Author
    • My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. one of the main things i try to do in my work is delight my readers.
    Trying Delight Reader
    My work generally tends to be an all-out, 360-degree subversive take on everything, most of all my own notion of myself as a son, father, husband, human being and male in this culture.
    Husband Father Son
    “et tu, babe” was born out of my absolute certainty that a writer’s life was solitary and insular, and i was happy with that. i love reading and writing, it’s my whole life.
    Reading Writing Certainty In Life
    I'm fascinated with video games, though i can't really play them. it's definitely an art form that intrigues me to no end, though.
    Art Games Play
    As far as what i do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. certain styles of narrative don't conform to my style of experiencing the world.
    Style Trying World
    I've always been entranced with theater.
    Theater
    My idea with my work is always to fashion something that's impossible to transpose into any other media.
    Fashion Media Ideas
    I'm in that very preliminary stage of wondering how exactly to "pressurize" the novel in some way i've never considered before.
    Way Wonder Stage
    I dont walk around chuckling all the time. my outlook is very bleak. its worse than bleak, its apocalyptic.
    Outlook Apocalyptic Walks
    In me, speaking psychologically, there is always an ongoing struggle between my enormously self-regarding, almost delusionally aspirational, napoleonic personality and a marginalized one.
    Struggle Personality
    I think as i have gotten older, my feelings about my role in the culture as a writer, and me specifically, has changed, and has become more degraded and marginalized. this may be a more personal and psychological than a sociological insight, but i feel more vulnerable.
    Thinking Feelings Culture
    Actually what's worse than a dog's mouth is a cat's mouth. they're not dirtier per se, but they have sharper teeth, so they are much more likely to go deep, should they bite you.
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