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Colson Whitehead Quotes

As always, a lot of bad books will be published. Some good books will be published, and you have to seek them out.

Colson Whitehead

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1969

Topics

Good You Bad Will Always Out

I looked up at my mom, and I was like, 'Well, Mom, uh, when you really think about it, C's aren't really that bad. C's are average.' And I've never seen my mom so upset, to this day. I just saw this flash of fire in her eyes, and she yelled, 'Average? You are never allowed to be average, because you look like me.'

Jessica Williams

Eyes Day Fire Me Mom Think

To the timid soul, nothing is possible.

Soul Nothing Possible Timid

When you're playing a romantic version of a real person, you're playing a version of the truth.

Andrea Riseborough

Truth Romantic You Person Real

I'm kind of a one-note at a time, one finger keyboard player.

Time Kind Finger Keyboard Player

I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon depression upon depression. It's a blend.

Depression Feeling Dark Humour Get

I'm not frightened of what people will think an more. Because, you know, when you're a teenager or in your early 20s, you're always frightened of what people will think.

People Think You Early Know Will

I hope 'Split Image' educates.

Michael O'Keefe

Hope Image Split Educates

And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.

Minoru Yamasaki

Building Important Human Human Being

You don't realize how beautiful an idea is until you do it with other people. There's this really shimmery, awesome thing when you start finishing a song - where the song just starts writing itself.

Beautiful People Writing Song Start

People do really stupid things while driving.

People Stupid Driving Things Really

By Thursday morning, we'd gotten over the worst of it.

William Scranton

Morning Worst Thursday Over Gotten

Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.

Human Being Human Deepest Pains Oh

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