I thought of the structure as musical. The first piece, for instance, contains the names/subject matter of every person to come in the book. Like a piece of music with themes, etc.
I'm a draftsperson. And also, I really respond to love. - Hilton Als
I'm a draftsperson. And also, I really respond to love.
- Hilton Als
Claudia Rankine's Citizen comes at you like doom. It's the best note in the wrong song that is America. Its various realities-'mistaken' identity, so… - Hilton Als
Claudia Rankine's Citizen comes at you like doom. It's the best note in the wrong song that is America. Its various realities-'mistaken' identity, so…
One of the things I noticed when I worked at Vibe was that backstage at a fashion show, they always referred to the black models as "black girls." I … - Hilton Als
One of the things I noticed when I worked at Vibe was that backstage at a fashion show, they always referred to the black models as "black girls." I …
I was so well loved by my mother that if people have any expectations of me I really don't notice because I'm hardest on myself. - Hilton Als
I was so well loved by my mother that if people have any expectations of me I really don't notice because I'm hardest on myself.
I think Northern California is the most beautiful place on earth. And I adore New Orleans, but there's something about the air in SF, for instance. I… - Hilton Als
I think Northern California is the most beautiful place on earth. And I adore New Orleans, but there's something about the air in SF, for instance. I…
Inspiration takes many forms, but it's rarely pure. - Hilton Als
Inspiration takes many forms, but it's rarely pure.
People are quick to make monuments of anything they live long enough to control. - Hilton Als
People are quick to make monuments of anything they live long enough to control.
Images are really powerful. People fall in love with images, and as a way of falling in love with someone because they're like an image. - Hilton Als
Images are really powerful. People fall in love with images, and as a way of falling in love with someone because they're like an image.
For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like, babies who throw up on you again and again, but w… - Hilton Als
For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like, babies who throw up on you again and again, but w…
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