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

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Books Critics Other Sell Some

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I was sort of a miserable teenager.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Miserable Sort Teenager

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I like to explore different ideas of race, how the concept of race has evolved in the country. It's one thing I enjoy talking about, but I don't feel compelled to talk about it.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: About Compelled Concept Country Different Different Ideas Enjoy Evolved Explore Feel How Ideas Like One Thing Race Talk Talking Thing

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A lot of my books have started with an abstract premise.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Abstract Books Lot Premise Started

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I always try to mix it up with each book - changing tone, changing style keeps the work very vital for me.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Book Changing Each Keeps Me Mix Style Tone Try Up Very Vital Work

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Some people don't like my fiction, because they prefer the nonfiction. But moving around keeps the work fresh for me and, hopefully, for my one or two readers who follow me from book to book!

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Around Because Book Fiction Follow Fresh Hopefully Keeps Like Me Moving Nonfiction One Or Two People Prefer Readers Some Some People Two Who Work

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I'm not a teacher; I'm not a historian. I'm trying to create a world for my characters.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Characters Create Historian Teacher Trying World

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For me, choosing between fiction and nonfiction is really only about picking the right tool for the job.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: About Between Choosing Fiction Job Me Nonfiction Only Picking Really Right Tool

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I think a joke is a form of truth-telling. A good joke that's absurd contains elements of our daily darkness and also a possibility to escape that darkness. So, for me, humor is an attempt to capture everyday tragedy and everyday hopeful moments that we experience all of the time.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Absurd Also Attempt Capture Contains Daily Darkness Elements Escape Everyday Experience Form Good Hopeful Humor Joke Me Moments Our Possibility Think Time Tragedy I Think

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I've always had a love of cards, ever since I was a little kid. I think poker, as a system, describes the chaos of the world. Our sudden reversals, our freak streaks of fortune. The belief that the next hand can save you, and the inevitable failure of the next hand to save you. I think that describes my world view pretty well.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Belief Cards Chaos Ever Failure Fortune Freak Had Hand Inevitable Kid Little Little Kid Love Next Our Poker Pretty Save Since Sudden System Think View Well World World View You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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