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I never actually went anywhere when I was a journalist. I was a critic, and I just sort of got stuff in the mail and chatted about it.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: About Actually Anywhere Critic Got Journalist Just Mail Never Sort Stuff

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As always, a lot of bad books will be published. Some good books will be published, and you have to seek them out.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Bad Books Good Lot Out Published Seek Some Them Will You

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It's always hard to write and get your words out there, to find an editor, a publisher - readers! - who are going to appreciate them.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Appreciate Editor Find Get Going Hard Out Publisher Readers Them Who Words Write Your

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There's always an attack on the sophomore novel from some quarters.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Attack Novel Quarters Some Sophomore

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'John Henry Days' was already half in the can before my first book came out, so I'd already started something that was big and sprawling - I just had to finish it.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Before Big Book Came Days Finish First Had Half Henry John Just Out Something Started

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I'm always trying to switch voices and genres.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Genres Switch Trying Voices

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I'm raising kids, and so much of American culture sustains me and gives me things to think about and work on.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: About American American Culture Culture Gives Kids Me Much Raising Sustains Things Think Work

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I envied kids who played soccer and football, but that was not my gig.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Envied Football Gig Kids Played Soccer Who

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In the apocalypse, I think those average, mediocre folks are the ones who are going to live.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Apocalypse Average Folks Going Live Mediocre Think Those Who I Think

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I was always into comic books and horror stories and a huge consumer of pop culture. And then I worked for awhile for 'The Village Voice'.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Always Awhile Books Comic Comic Books Consumer Culture Horror Huge Pop Pop Culture Stories Then Village Voice Worked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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