“What I discovered during my studies in Poe's and other early Americans' texts was the intellectual source of racial Whiteness. Here, in these pages, was the very fossil record of how this odd and illogical sickness formed. Here was the… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“Curing America's racial pathology couldn't be done with good intentions or presidential elections. Like all diseases, it had to be analyzed at a microscopic level. What I discovered during my studies in Poe's and other early Americans' texts was the… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“The Antarctic gives the impression of being white, but really it's blue. Almost entirely constructed of that pale, powder blue that at times can… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“You've got to admit, slick, you got a skill for avoiding the devil." "That just means that now the devils out there, looking for… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
Long-haul trucking. Just roaming the country, alone, with audiobooks and podcasts, sleeping in the back of the cab, showering at gas stations at 4… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“That is how they stay so white: by refusing to accept blemish or history. Whiteness isn't about being something, it is about being no… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
It is a great moment in every freak's life when he or she finds out that at least they are not the only one. — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“There are two types of lazy bosses. One is so lazy that they make you do not only your own work but theirs too.… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
My strong suit is that I've been willing to risk on the page to get somewhere interesting. — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“In this age when reality is built on big lies, what better place for truth than fiction?” — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“The people, they need someone to live through. Trust me, I used to be in roller derby back in the day. People need a… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
Even drunk, I knew any escape plan that involved going to Detroit, Michigan, was a harbinger of doom. — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
“In the ghetto there is a mansion, and it is my father's house... Its expansive lawn is utterly useless, wild like it smokes its… — Mat Johnson Copy Share Image
