All Colson Whitehead Quotes
- His legs remembered the correct position for squatting down with toys. He played. He fit the round male studs into the round female grooves. He… Correct
- Sanctimony and self-regard are as American as smallpox blankets and supersize meals. American
- Most people say, "Show, don't tell," but I stand by Show and Tell, because when writers put their work out into the world, they're like… Bears
- I'd never been much of an athlete, due to a physical condition I'd had since birth (unathleticism). Perhaps if there were a sport centered around… All
- The city knows you better than any living person because it has seen you when you are alone, Alone
- Hipsters seek refuge in church, Our Lady of Perpetual Subculture. There is some discussion as to whether or not they are still cool but then… Address
- What does the perfect elevator look like, the one that will deliver us from the cities we suffer now, these stunted shacks? We don't know… Angel
- In other words, fiction is payback for those who have wronged you. Fiction
- Memory is the most malicious cutter of all, preserving, recasting, panning in slow motion across the awful bits so that we retain every detail. Across
- Write what you know. Write
- Growing up devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books, I always knew… Always Knew
- I was inspired to become a writer by horror movies and science fiction. Fiction
- I live in Brooklyn. I moved here 14 years ago for the cheap rent. It was a little embarrassing because I was raised in Manhattan,… Ago