“A lot of my writer friends live near me, and that makes people think w...” — Colson Whitehead Quote

“A lot of my writer friends live near me, and that makes people think we just hang around with one another in cafes, trading work and discussing 'Harper's' and what not. But I rarely see them. We're home working.”

“I'm always trying to switch voices and genres.”

“I love getting out of the Q train at Union Square. It's such a mix of people, like a party. There's always an errand you can do along there, whether it's picking up contacts or buying poker chips.”

“I am not comfortable discussing politics publicly; I am very comfortable talking about my friendships with people who happen to be in politics.”

“'Bahubali' did not happen overnight. The producer Shobhu Yarlagadda, Prabhas, and I kept talking and discussing and imagining.”

“I think if you look at the realm we're discussing, which is the political realm, I think it would be impossible to find an action by any politician intended to specifically favor either my firm or myself.”