# Quote — Teju Cole, Every Day Is for the Thief

> I suddenly feel a vague pity for all those writers who have to ply their trade from sleepy American suburbs, writing divorce scenes symbolized by the very slow washing of dishes.

- Author: [Teju Cole](https://www.leafyquotes.com/teju-cole.md)
- Book: [Every Day Is for the Thief](https://www.leafyquotes.com/teju-cole/every-day-is-for-the-thief.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Teju_Cole#Every_Day_Is_for_the_Thief_(2007)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/teju-cole/every-day-is-for-the-thief/i-suddenly-feel

## More from this book

> while the buildings and roads of the capital city suggest a rational, orderly society, the reality is the opposite

p. 109 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/teju-cole/every-day-is-for-the-thief/while-the-buildings.md)

> thousands of cars over the course of a day would pay toll at the informal rate, lining the pockets of the collectors and their superiors

p. 18 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/teju-cole/every-day-is-for-the-thief/thousands-of-cars.md)

> Precisely because everyone takes a shortcut, nothing works and, for this reason, the only way to get anything done is to take another shortcut.”

p. 19 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/teju-cole/every-day-is-for-the-thief/precisely-because-everyone.md)