- We must believe in our souls that we are somebody, that we are significant, that we are worthful, and we must walk the streets of life every day with this sense of dignity and this sense of somebody-ness.
- It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is perfect.
- A monster is a person who has stopped pretending.
- Violence is the only lever big enough to move the world.
- What isn’t said is as important as what is said.
- Truth was a changing display in a shop window, manipulated by hands when you weren’t looking, alluring and ever out of reach.
- Sanctimony and self-regard are as American as smallpox blankets and supersize meals.
- 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.
- He who gets behind in a race must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.
- You can change the law but you can’t change people and how they treat each other.
10 inspirational colson whitehead quotes on success
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