Quote by Colson Whitehead Download Open image ““High-minded idiocy pitted against the power of coin.”” — Colson Whitehead ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“And now Coin, with her fistful of precious nukes and her well-oiled machine of a district, finding it’s even harder to groom a Mockingjay… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
“Worship your intellect, being seen as smart—you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out.” — James K.A. Smith Copy Share Image
“A fool holding his own in a debate is sure sign that the topic drifted into metaphysical waters.” — Abram Gitspof Copy Share Image
“...the territory of unsubstantiated opinions embraced by lazy minds.” — Patsy R. Sweeney Copy Share Image
“Contention murders creativity and stupidity is in enmity with freethinking.” — Joel T. McGrath Copy Share Image
“They are more cunning than practical. When they make up their ledger, they balance stupidity by wealth, and vice by hypocrisy.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Ironically, some of the most foolish, prejudiced comments made were the ones by wits and grumps trying to impress others with their brains.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“What a mess the world is in. It seems that in the advanced stages of stupidity, a lack of ideas is compensated for by… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“I am concerned with facts of quite unverifiable intrinsic value, but which, by their absolutely unexpected violently fortuitous character, and the kind of associations… — André Breton 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