"When I’m writing fiction I forget who I am and what I come from. I slip into utter absorption mode...."

“When I’m writing fiction I forget who I am and what I come from. I slip into utter absorption mode. I love the sense that I’ve become so engaged with the other side, I’ve slightly lost my bearings here.”

- Jennifer Egan, Jennifer Egan: “Goon Squad” could have been better! - Salon.com (via housingworksbookstore)