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> [There is an appetite for things that are different and a story with Black characters that's going to appeal to a lot of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/there-is-an-appetite-for-things-that-are-different-and-a-story-with/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

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## More by Cord Jefferson

> [To be very good at football, you need to be able to snuff out the voice inside of you that says it's better for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/to-be-very-good-at-football-you-need-to-be-able-to-snuff-out-the/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [I think that was one of the reasons I loved 'Moonlight.' I don't remember if there's a single white person in that movie. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/i-think-that-was-one-of-the-reasons-i-loved-moonlight-i-don-t/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [Bravery is a virtue people revere in dead soldiers and then turn to disparage in someone extending her hand to a weirdo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/bravery-is-a-virtue-people-revere-in-dead-soldiers-and-then-turn-to/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [Cutoff culture,' 'the friendzone:' these are just neologisms used by men to mask or soften the reality that they have been - and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/cutoff-culture-the-friendzone-these-are-just-neologisms-used-by-men/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [The reason I became a writer is because I like sitting in dark rooms by myself, not standing on stage and talking to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/the-reason-i-became-a-writer-is-because-i-like-sitting-in-dark-rooms/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [My mother told me she thought I had clinical depression when I was 19 years old. And I thought, you're crazy because, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/my-mother-told-me-she-thought-i-had-clinical-depression-when-i-was-19/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [There is an appetite for things that are different and a story with Black characters that's going to appeal to a lot of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/there-is-an-appetite-for-things-that-are-different-and-a-story-with/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [I think that happiness has been elusive for me my entire life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/i-think-that-happiness-has-been-elusive-for-me-my-entire-life/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [The hostility directed at writers who cover minority beats in America is solid proof that those people are doing important work. But that work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/the-hostility-directed-at-writers-who-cover-minority-beats-in-america/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [It should go without saying that there's no outside arbiter of who 'deserves' which woman, or of what one 'deserves' to receive from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/it-should-go-without-saying-that-there-s-no-outside-arbiter-of-who/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [The Black experience in America now includes everything, all the way up to being the president of the United States.' But there's genres for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/the-black-experience-in-america-now-includes-everything-all-the-way/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [The thing about New York stories that many storytellers often forget is that they can take place anywhere in the world. That's because for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/the-thing-about-new-york-stories-that-many-storytellers-often-forget/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [I feel both happy and sad in my life... Life is neither comedy nor tragedy. And so I just wanted to work on things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/i-feel-both-happy-and-sad-in-my-life-life-is-neither-comedy-nor/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [The prevalence of the GVP (grilled vegetable plate) as the sole vegetarian option at many restaurants is offensive for a whole host of reasons.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/the-prevalence-of-the-gvp-grilled-vegetable-plate-as-the-sole/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

> [I do not believe in things like ghosts or astrology or gods who care if you eat shellfish, so I feel unwaveringly confident in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/i-do-not-believe-in-things-like-ghosts-or-astrology-or-gods-who-care/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

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