Victor LaValle Quotes

'The Ballad of Black Tom' was written, in part, during the latest round of arguments about H. P. Lovecraft's legacy as both a great writer and a prejudiced man. I grew up worshipping the guy, so this issue felt quite personal to me.

Victor LaValle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 3, 1972

Topics

GreatManMeLegacyBlackPersonal

I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to me.'

Matt Stone

MeWillTalkAwardsLikeWhoa

I'm not someone who had to worry about aging on camera. I was already aged when I got there.

Amy Landecker

AgingSomeoneWorryCameraGotWho

There's a whole vampire community online - those are some crazy people.

Amy Heckerling

CommunityPeopleCrazyCrazy People

In the world of the Internet, there are many falsehoods. Anyone can write stuff on Wikipedia, and it doesn't have to be true.

Tom Hulce

WorldInternetBe TrueTrueWrite

I believe that young people wearing hoods, unless they are very young, can be frightening. What are they hiding? Why don't they want to come out into the light with the rest of us? They may be perfectly nice, but the hoods send an uncertain statement.

Roger Ebert

LightPeopleBelieveRestNiceWant

Sen. Robert Menendez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 would try to nullify every single state and local law that fights illegal immigration. Congressman Luis Gutierrez's CIR ASAP Act with over 100 Democratic co-sponsors does the same thing.

Russell Pearce

LawImmigrationIllegal Immigration

You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance.

Michelle Wie

ChanceYouOpponentGiveMakeYour

My history is to find the next big thing early.

Mitch Kapor

HistoryEarlyFindNextBigThing

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

Joseph Conrad

WomenMenWomanDifficultTask

If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

DirectionYouTrainWrongAlongUse

I like when the ice gets thin, the going gets rough, the guests get edgy.

Dick Cavett

IceEdgyGuestsGoingGetRough

We create constructs to understand ourselves, the way we look, how we feel, what we believe - and we telegraph that 'branding' to the world.

Debbie Millman

WorldBelieveFeelLookCreateWay

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