Showing posts with label Gary Shteyngart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gary Shteyngart. Show all posts

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Quote of the Day (Gary Shteyngart, on When Satire Thrives)



“Satire thrives when evil and stupidity collide.”— Russian-born novelist Gary Shteyngart, quoted in “Chat with Gary Shteyngart,” The Boston Globe, Apr. 13, 2007

We are about to see satire thrive in a big way in this country.

Or, as Conan O’Brien said on his show: “Two things happened last night. Donald Trump got elected president, and my job just got easier for the next four years.”