I start with fear. It comes in so many forms. When I write, some of the fear goes away. So I write into the fear, and even more dissipates. I want to be scared while writing. I want to bring it to the surface so I can banish it.
It is a great moment in every freak's life when he or she finds out that at least they are not the only one. - Mat Johnson
It is a great moment in every freak's life when he or she finds out that at least they are not the only one.
- Mat Johnson
For some reason, people always assign high cheekbones to some ethnicity, but apparently by their regards, everybody on earth has high cheekbones. So … - Mat Johnson
For some reason, people always assign high cheekbones to some ethnicity, but apparently by their regards, everybody on earth has high cheekbones. So …
I start with fear. It comes in so many forms. When I write, some of the fear goes away. So I write into the fear, and even more dissipates. I want to… - Mat Johnson
I start with fear. It comes in so many forms. When I write, some of the fear goes away. So I write into the fear, and even more dissipates. I want to…
I look white to a lot of people. And I'm not. I'm African-American. I'm mixed. I like to call myself Mulatto because that definition fits. So, you kn… - Mat Johnson
I look white to a lot of people. And I'm not. I'm African-American. I'm mixed. I like to call myself Mulatto because that definition fits. So, you kn…
People aren't social. They're tribal. Race doesn't exist, but tribes are real. - Mat Johnson
People aren't social. They're tribal. Race doesn't exist, but tribes are real.
Everybody just gets on my nerves after like, 10 minutes, you know. - Mat Johnson
Everybody just gets on my nerves after like, 10 minutes, you know.
Even drunk, I knew any escape plan that involved going to Detroit, Michigan, was a harbinger of doom. - Mat Johnson
Even drunk, I knew any escape plan that involved going to Detroit, Michigan, was a harbinger of doom.
The sociopaths - that's the real problem. The whole street demeanor is about pretending to be a sociopath as well so that the real ones can't find yo… - Mat Johnson
The sociopaths - that's the real problem. The whole street demeanor is about pretending to be a sociopath as well so that the real ones can't find yo…
I'm really suspicious of anybody who comes in and says, this is your identity now, or this is your belief system, and now that you have this, everyth… - Mat Johnson
I'm really suspicious of anybody who comes in and says, this is your identity now, or this is your belief system, and now that you have this, everyth…
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