Quote by Colson Whitehead Download Open image ““favored on her visits. Up close, it was plain”” — Colson Whitehead ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“she is admired from afar. These admirers court her in secret, in the safety of their dreams.” — Whitney Otto Copy Share Image
“As for admiration, it was always very welcome when it came, but she did not depend on it.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“And, as I traveled farther and farther, exploring the rich, sweet soul of her, my sense of pleasant friendship became but a broad foundation… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
“...(for the setting of her beauty was always that - hasty, but apt)...” — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“You will think you take generous views of her; but you will never begin to know through what a strange sea of feeling she… — Henry James Copy Share Image
“It was nice–in the dark and the quiet, with no possibility of me saying anything to screw it up, and her eyes looking back,… — John Green Copy Share Image
“She much preferred to be safely on the outside of life, watching, than deeply involved.” — Katie Fforde Copy Share Image
“I willed her to open up. To be honest with me about her feelings. To give me the chance to prove to her that… — Devney Perry Copy Share Image
“Her beauty was much more subtle – like a gentle scent that lingered and took time to appreciate.” — Jason Luke Copy Share Image
“She was mine. I owned her from the hair on her head to her curl-covered cunt to those elegant feet. ” — kimber nilsson Copy Share Image
“She was a classic beauty. She looked like a coin, so it was only natural for her to circulate.” — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I want to keep growing as a writer. I find myself doing unexpected projects and sort of challenging my idea of where I am… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Every Tuesday, James Fulton (and later, Orville Lever) stood in the downstairs drawing room and lectured on the intricacies of his science. Lectured on… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I started writing in the '90s, so I was free to just have an eccentric career and not conform to some idea of what… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“The Great War had always been between the white and the black. It always would be. Cora” — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“The worst sort of scoundrels took up the chase. Drunkards, incorrigibles, poor whites who didn’t even own shoes delighted in this opportunity to scourge… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
Don’t go searching for a subject, let your subject find you. You can’t rush inspiration. … Once your subject finds you, it’s like falling… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“its terms? Homer watched her as she dressed, like a valet who had waited on her since the cradle. “I’m caught,” Cora said. “You… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
These days I find myself wanting to avoid being pigeon-holed, ghettoized, held in a different category than other authors. And when people ask me… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
Part of any book is establishing the rules at the end of the world. My first book, 'The Intuitionist,' takes place in an alternative… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
There's always an attack on the sophomore novel from some quarters. — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
