Marlon James

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I'm really interested in how non-American countries process race.

Marlon James
really , interested , how
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Some of the craziest aspects about 'Weeper' were the things I found out to be true. I mean, true of people.

Marlon James
some , craziest , aspects
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I think the Greeks were the only people ever to nail character. Their heroes are deeply flawed.

Marlon James
think , greeks , were
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We shouldn't romanticize rejection. There's nothing romantic about rejection. It's horrible.

Marlon James
nothing , romantic
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I was the nerd. Because I was reading. I wasn't into sports. I was really into art. Very geekish about comics. Assumed gay.

Marlon James
because , really , very
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Pretty much everything I've written is a mix of excitement and fear.

Marlon James
pretty , much , everything
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As a writer of colour, you have to be victim or perpetrator.

Marlon James
writer , victim
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In creative writing, I teach that characters arise out of our need for them.

Marlon James
creative , teach , characters
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I wanted a picture of Jamaica that isn't in books, and certainly not in novels.

Marlon James
wanted , picture , jamaica
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There was never a single murder in my neighbourhood; there was barely a robbery. It was so suburban, it was almost disappointing.

Marlon James
never , single , barely
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Caribbean literature only has to be true to itself. It doesn't need colonialism or imperialism. It's always been vibrant.

Marlon James
caribbean , literature , only
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If your depiction of loss doesn't make the reader feel loss, then you didn't depict it right.

Marlon James
your , depiction , loss
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We're not big on irony in Jamaica, sarcasm and double-talk. We tend to say things plainly, sometimes to the point of boredom.

Marlon James
big , irony , sarcasm
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What I find, particularly with young writers and readers, is that they don't want complicated feelings.

Marlon James
particularly , young , writers
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I'm not a writer on a mission, and I'm very suspicious of writers on missions, but I'm also not living a false life.

Marlon James
writer , very , suspicious