Colson Whitehead Quotes

Some books are well-received with critics; other books sell.

Colson Whitehead

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CriticsSellBooksOtherSome

Are you familiar with 9/11? Building 7? You know what was in there? All the Enron stuff. I guess that building went down on its own.

Jesse Ventura

BuildingYouDownKnowOwnStuff

I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one to bury my sister.

Jessica Mitford

SisterWantNothingAgainstJust

In advertising, sex sells. But only if you're selling sex.

Jef I. Richards

AdvertisingYouSexSellingOnly

I do not really write for children: I write only for me and for the few people I hope to please, and I write for the story.

Sonya Hartnett

HopeChildrenPeopleMeStoryWrite

Pursuit is a rather desperate act in itself. There's something kind of frantic about the notion of pursuit.

Michael Leunig

KindActSomethingPursuitDesperate

My act's not heavy on pop culture or stories, just lots of jokes.

Judah Friedlander

CultureJokesActHeavyPop Culture

A proper respect for nature means that you can't pollute the air, poison the rivers and chop down the forests indiscriminately without suffering greatly.

Jay Parini

NatureRespectSufferingYouDown

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

Jonathan Ames

MeWritingThinkLongHardBecause

I like really bad T.V.; it's a problem. Love me some reality.

Britt Robertson

LoveMeRealityProblemLove MeBad

I never thought of getting married again. I'm quite difficult to live with, I think.

Anne Reid

LiveThinkThoughtNeverDifficult

I prefer to create friction. Because if you're not pushing buttons, you're just making something pleasant; it's probably been done before, and it's not making anyone feel anything.

Aubrie Sellers

FeelYouCreateDoneAnythingBeen

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

Audrey Hepburn

LoveBornAffectionNeedGive

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