Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I'm not much of a self-promoter or anything. It's not something I feel comfortable doing. But sometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So it's nice to have some recognition. I don't write to put it in a drawer, I hope that people see it. But what am I willing to do for that? I struggle with that a little bit. I try to be accommodating, but I'm pretty much a loner. I'll say this, and it'll sound like bullshit, but it's not: I don't really pay attention to this stuff very much.

Paul Beatty's Popular Quotes

It's so hard to say what you really mean. For any number of reasons: to protect yourself, or if you just can't find the words.

- Paul Beatty

Sometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So it's nice to have some re…

- Paul Beatty

Don't write about trying to change the world, just write about a changed world or a world that's not changing. Let that do the work.

- Paul Beatty

In The Sellout I tried to capture how we can talk and see race, how we see urbanity, and how we see our history.

- Paul Beatty

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

My British publisher has this independent press. It's pretty small; they actually won last year. And she's got this great energy, and she's fiercely …

- Paul Beatty

It makes me think about how you hear these young people say, "I see you, man." Or even if you go and watch some basketball game over the summer and t…

- Paul Beatty

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

- Paul Beatty

People are very comfortable when race relations get looked at retrospectively. Slavery, the civil rights movement, etc.

- Paul Beatty