"Pain could be killed. Sadness could not, but……" — Colson Whitehead
"Pain could be killed. Sadness could not, but the drugs did shut its mouth for a time."
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33 Quotes by Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead has 33 quotes on this site.
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We never see other people anyway, only the monsters we make of them.
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As time went on, we learned to arm ourselves in our different ways. Some of us with real guns, some…
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A monster is a person who has stopped pretending.
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It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is perfect.
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A society manufactures the heroes it requires.
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Isn't it great when you're a kid and the world is full of anonymous things? Everything is bright and mysterious…
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Best to let the broken glass be broken glass, let it splinter into smaller pieces and dust and scatter. Let…
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Colored, Negro, Afro-American, African American. ... Every couple of years someone came up with something that got us an inch…
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New York City in life was much like New York City in death. It was still hard to get a…
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In keeping with my family's affection for doomed product lines and hexed formats, we purchased a Betamax. The year before,…
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It had been a humdrum couple of days, reaffirming his belief in reincarnation: everything was so boring that this could…
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There will be no redemption because the men who run this place do not want redemption. They want to be…
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More Drug Quotes
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If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because…
— Michael Badnarik
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Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious…
— Michael Badnarik
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Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's…
— Douglas Adams
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I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot…
— Jean-Michel Basquiat
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I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.
— George Best
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I just got tired of being sick and tired and feeling down. Unfortunately, you don't realize this until you're getting…
— Steven Adler
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By crying on my bed, drinking quite a lot and feeling tempted by drugs. Well, just not reading it to…
— Jo Brand
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it…
— Harry Browne
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I found that I was getting a warm reception for my message of freeing you from the income tax, releasing…
— Harry Browne
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Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with special horror.
— William S. Burroughs
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I've seen firsthand the terrible consequences of drug abuse. My heart is with all who suffer from addiction and the…
— Columba Bush
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