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Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: I can't say that I love writing, but

I can't say that I love writing, but I do love the satisfaction that it gives me. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: One's self-worth comes from how one chooses to

One's self-worth comes from how one chooses to navigate that space. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: He was less like a tree of knowledge

He was less like a tree of knowledge and more like a bush of opinions." From the book "The Sellout — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: The formulaic repetitiveness of filing and stuffing envelopes

The formulaic repetitiveness of filing and stuffing envelopes appeals to me in some fundamental life-affirming way. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Because I knew that racist Negro Archetypes, like

Because I knew that racist Negro Archetypes, like Bebe's Kids, don't die. They multiply. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: They say a cigarette takes three minutes off

They say a cigarette takes three minutes off your life, but good hashish makes dying seem so far away. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: The wretched of the Earth, he calls us.

The wretched of the Earth, he calls us. People too poor to afford cable and too stupid to know that they aren't missing anything. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Silence can be either protest or consent, but

Silence can be either protest or consent, but most times it's fear. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Foy was no Tree of Knowledge, at most

Foy was no Tree of Knowledge, at most he was a Bush of Opinion — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: If all the world's a stage, I want

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: If New York is the City That Never

If New York is the City That Never Sleeps, then Los Angeles is the City That's Always Passed Out on the Couch. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: For those looking to find the thing that

For those looking to find the thing that you've lost, the decision of where to place your handbill is one of the toughest you'll ever make in life. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Not surprisingly, there's nothing to do at the

Not surprisingly, there's nothing to do at the Pentagon except start a war. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Like Nazis at a Ku Klux Klan rally,

Like Nazis at a Ku Klux Klan rally, they were comfortable ideologically, but not in terms of corporate culture. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: ...true freedom is having the right to be

...true freedom is having the right to be a slave. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Like the good Reverend KingI too 'have a

Like the good Reverend King
I too 'have a dream'
but when I wake up
I forget it and
remember I'm running late for work. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: There's this line between propriety and how we

There's this line between propriety and how we really speak and how we really think. And I'm just trying to have fun with that stuff. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: People eat the shit you shovel them.

People eat the shit you shovel them. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: The real question is not where do ideas

The real question is not where do ideas come from but where do they go. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: She was thinking about how her middle-school alma

She was thinking about how her middle-school alma mater was now 75 percent Latino, when in her day it was 80 percent black. Thinking — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Most couples have songs they call their own.

Most couples have songs they call their own. We had books. Authors. Artists. Silent movies. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: It's illegal to yell 'Fire!' in a crowded

It's illegal to yell 'Fire!' in a crowded theater, right?" "It is." "Well, I've whispered 'Racism' in a post-racial world. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: ...you have to ask yourself two questions: Who

...you have to ask yourself two questions: Who am I? And how may I become myself? — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: If he was indeed an "autodidact," there's no

If he was indeed an "autodidact," there's no doubt he had the world's shittiest teacher. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: One of the many sad ironies of African-American

One of the many sad ironies of African-American life is that every banal dysfunctional social gathering is called a "function. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Weary and stuffed from being force-fed the falsehood

Weary and stuffed from being force-fed the falsehood that when one of your kind makes it, it means that you've all made it. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: I think everybody focuses on race, but it's

I think everybody focuses on race, but it's about a ton of things, and I just see these things as all interrelated and all interwoven in a weird way. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: I don't know exactly what a black Chinese

I don't know exactly what a black Chinese restaurant would be, but I would sure love to see one. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: That's the problem with this generation; they don't

That's the problem with this generation; they don't know their history. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: It was hard to say if the statement

It was hard to say if the statement was some sort of suicidal ideation, but one could hope. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: Sometimes just making yourself at home is revolutionary.

Sometimes just making yourself at home is revolutionary. — Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty Quotes By Paul Beatty: All this angst, all this stuff we all

All this angst, all this stuff we all feel, is just tied to making art. It's so ancient. — Paul Beatty