“And you can fool yourself if you’re raised in New York. Think that somehow your birthplace alone makes you cosmopolitan. But it isn’t true. We’re rubes too.” — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
People who move to New York always the same mistake. They can't see the place. — 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… — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“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
Jesmyn Ward is an alchemist. She transmutes pain and loss into gold. Men We Reaped illustrates hardships but thankfully, vitally, it's just as clear… — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“Every human being is a series of stories; it’s nice when someone wants to hear a new one.” — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“If you haven't caused a scene in a psych unit, it's just because you haven't been inside long enough.” — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
