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If you write about race in 1850, you end up talking about race today because in many ways, so little has changed.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: About Because Changed End Little Many Race Talking Today Up Ways Write You

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A lot of early Misfits song titles are inspired by old B-movies, which were my Popeye's spinach when I was a kid.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Early Inspired Kid Lot Misfits Old Song Spinach Titles Were Which

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Zombies are a great rhetorical prop to talk about people and paranoia, and they are a good vehicle for my misanthropy.

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Topics: About Good Great Paranoia People Prop Rhetorical Talk Vehicle Zombies

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You can't rush inspiration.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Inspiration Rush You

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Write what you know.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Know Write You

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

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Topics: Important Said

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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.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Because Become Being Books Comic Comic Books Comics Going Growing Growing Up Horror Inspired Knew Movies Novel Novels Up Write Writer

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I'm just trying to keep things rich for me creatively and for the readers who follow me.

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Topics: Creatively Follow Just Keep Me Readers Rich Things Trying Who

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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.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Book Career Could Culture Early Else Figured Get Going Great Important Just Moment Out Whatever Would Write You Your

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I was inspired to become a writer by horror movies and science fiction.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Become Fiction Horror Horror Movies Inspired Movies Science Science Fiction Writer

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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