412 Quotes by Colson Whitehead

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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'.

I usually have two or three ideas floating around. When I have free time, the one I end up thinking most about is the one I end up pursuing.

There are good writers and bad writers. It's hard to find writers who really speak to you, but the work is out there.