African american Quote by Roxane Gay

I think that the idea that there's such a thing as a national literature that's somehow uniquely expressive of a national soul or culture…

— Louis Menand

A writer must experiment with genres. Otherwise, it is a restriction on the craft.

— Ravi Subramanian

“People talk about mainstream fiction and sf as though they were two quite different kinds of writing, and fantasy as well, as though it…

— Angela Carter

I understand it for marketing purposes, but I've always hated defining myself with a genre. Nothing feels broad enough.

— Goapele

When I was a kid, I'd go to the African-American section in the bookstore, and I'd try and find African-American people I hadn't read…

— Colson Whitehead

In some ways we want definitions that can help protect our own interpretations of the genre.

— John D'Agata

One of the most obvious uses of literature, I think, is its encouragement of tolerance... Bigots and fanatics seldom have any use for the…

— Northrop Frye

For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define you. It doesn't have to limit…

— Taylor Swift

Genre is a useful concept only when used not evaluatively but descriptively.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

We must not inquire too curiously into the absolute value of literature. Enough that it amuses and exercises us. At least it leaves us…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I've never been particularly interested in genre distinctions. They seem to me more useful to a librarian than to a writer.

— Hisham Matar

With some exceptions in science fiction and other genres I have small difficulty in avoiding anything that could be called American literature. I feel…

— Kingsley Amis