Colson Whitehead Quotes

Colson Whitehead — American Novelist born on December 30, 1969,

Colson Whitehead is a New York-based novelist. He is the author of the 1999 novel The Intuitionist, as well as four other novels and one book of non-fiction. In 2002, he received a MacArthur Fellowship... (wikipedia)

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

I live in Brooklyn. I moved here 14 years ago for the cheap rent. It was a little embarrassing because I was raised in Manhattan, and so I was a bit of a snob about the other boroughs.

'Sag Harbor' was a very different book for me. It changed the way I thought about books that I wanted to do.

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

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. It's like writing in Paris, but there are fewer people speaking French.

Colson Whitehead Quotes

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