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Novelist

Colson Whitehead is an American novelist known for his distinctive literary style and profound insights into historical themes. His works cover a range of topics from slavery to modern urban life, with his 'New York Trilogy' and 'The Underground Railroad' being particularly notable.

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“I like movies. I've written screenplays as a sort of procrastination thing for me. Like I'll work for a couple months on this idea that's been kicking around and then like 30 pages in I'll just go try a novel because it's a lot easier. That's what I know. So why am I killing myself?”

Knows Trying Ideas Novel Written Months Couple Easier Pages Killing Procrastination Screenplays Kicking Killing Myself

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“Isn't it great when you're a kid and the world is full of anonymous things? Everything is bright and mysterious until you know what it is called and then all the light goes out of it...Once we knew the name of it, how could we ever come to love it?...For things had true natures, and they hid behind false names, beneath the skin we gave them.”

Knows World Light Kids Names Behinds Skins Mysterious True Nature

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“Google "brooklyn writer" and you'll get, Did you mean: the future of literature as we know it?”

Knows Mean Literature Google Hilarious Brooklyn

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“The city knows you better than any living person because it has seen you when you are alone.”

Knows Persons Cities

Book:The Colossus of New York

Source: The Colossus of New York

“What does the perfect elevator look like, the one that will deliver us from the cities we suffer now, these stunted shacks? We don't know because we can't see inside it, it's something we cannot imagine, like the shape of angels' teeth. It's a black box.”

Knows Looks Doe Suffering Black Perfect Cities Imagine Shapes Angel Boxes Teeth Elevators Shack Black Boxes

Book:The Intuitionist: A Novel

Source: The Intuitionist: A Novel

About the Author

Born: November 6, 1969
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 154

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