I love the idea of biracial. I actually don't use the word biracial. I tend to use mixed. Biracial to me accentuates the word race, and, you know, I don't really care for it.
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…
- 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
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.
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.
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…
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.
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 …
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.
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…
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…
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