“Queens, New York. The most ethnically diverse region not just in the United States, but on the entire planet... In Queens, you will find Korean kids who sound like black kids. Italians who sound like Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans who… — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“This is how you hustle the arcane. Skirt the rules but don’t break them.” — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
Doubt is the big machine. It grinds up the delusions of women and men. — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
A little style is a good thing, but you can’t trust a person who won’t be ugly in front of you. — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“People hear that you grew up religious, and they can’t imagine you’d have a complex relationship with faith. If you believe one part, you… — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“Wheeler turned back to Apollo. “I’ve never been this far uptown in Manhattan.” “Best roast chicken in New York is right on 175th,” Apollo… — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
Why do any of us act the way we do? Is it our beliefs or our biology that shapes us? Lauren Grodstein considers this eternal question through the story of Andrew Waite, scientist, father, widower, struggling to raise two daughters, living with the ghost of his wife, facing a test of his faith in science. There are no easy answers… — Victor LaValle Copy Share
“I don’t have much faith in institutions, but I still believe in people.” — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“A thought, an idea, a shared dream; parenthood is a story two people start telling together.” — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
