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“What isn't said is as important as what is said.”

Quote by Colson Whitehead

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Colson Whitehead

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. more

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“Early on my career, I figured out that I just have to write the book I have to write at that moment. Whatever else is going on in the culture is just not that important. If you could get the culture to write your book, that would be great. But the culture can't write your book.”

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“Growing up devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books, I always knew I was going to write a horror novel.”

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“I get invited to do panels with other Brooklyn writers to discuss what it's like to be a writer in Brooklyn. I expect it's like writing in Manhattan, but there aren't as many tourists walking very slowly in front of you when you step out for coffee.”

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“The instant people specialize, its in their interest to dehumanize the people their specialized function operates upon.”

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“My father grew up in an era when to be an American - a white American, at least - was to be yourself. In some respects, his generation was more ignorant, complacent, self-centered and parochial than mine.”

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“Blue is therefore most suitable as the color of interior life.”

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Book:On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry

Source: On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry

“The body of Our Saviour shat but Our Saviour shat not.”

Author:William H. Gass

“I cannot walk under the wires. The sparrows scatter like handfuls of gravel. Really, wires are voices in thin strips. They are words wound in cables. Bars of connection.”

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Book:In the Heart of the Heart of the Country & Other Stories

Source: In the Heart of the Heart of the Country & Other Stories

“What you want to do is, you want to get away from people being afraid to show their work, which is the first thing, because they don't want to be shot down.”

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“To me the biggest breakthrough was when we did Terminator 2 that just opened the door for Jurassic and all of the others and that was as big as when we did motion control on Star Wars. But I don't see another big thing coming.”

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