American - Novelist | 1969 -
A lot of my writer friends live near me, and that makes people think we just hang around with one another in cafes, trading work and discussing 'Harper's' and what not. But I rarely see them. We're home working.
Colson Whitehead
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I grew up reading the 'Village Voice' and wanting to be one of these multidisciplinary music writers, film writers, book writers. And I lucked out getting a job at the 'Voice' right after college.
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You can raze the old buildings and erect magnificent corporate towers, hose down Port Authority, but you can't change people.
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I'm of that subset of native New Yorkers who can't drive.
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I don't generally follow sports. At an early age, I discovered that nature had apportioned me only a small reserve of enthusiasm. Best to ration.
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I like to know how I'm supposed to feel about things. Just a little clue or hint.
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If the world's nations can set aside their petty bickering over religion, politics, and territory, certainly I can 'get that Olympic Spirit' and rise above my prejudices.
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I didn't know I was a zombie pedant until I started considering what from the zombie canon to keep in 'Zone One' and what to ignore.
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Monsters are a storytelling tool, like domestic realism and close third.
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In college, I wrote maybe three short stories.
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There's not a lot of good TV.
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In America, when you hear about the Underground Railroad, it's so evocative. You think it's a literal subway for a few minutes before your teacher goes on and describes where it actually was.
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