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Paul Beatty - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
Paul Beatty is an acclaimed author known for his sharp wit and insightful social commentary. His works often explore themes of race, identity, and the American experience, blending humor with critical observations about society. Beatty's unique narrative style and use of language set his writing apart, making him a significant figure in contemporary literature. His most notable work, "The Sellout," received widespread acclaim, earning him the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2016. The novel presents a satirical take on race relations in America, showcasing Beatty's ability to tackle complex topics while entertaining readers. Through his storytelling, he challenges conventional perceptions and invites readers to engage with difficult conversations about race and culture. Beyond "The Sellout," Beatty has authored other works, including poetry and essays, demonstrating his versatility as a writer. He continues to contribute to the literary world, using his voice to address pressing social issues with humor and insight, solidifying his place as a crucial commentator on American life. Paul Beatty is an acclaimed author renowned for his sharp wit and insightful social commentary. His works often explore themes of race, identity, and the American experience, blending humor with critical observations about society. Beatty's unique narrative style and employment of language set his writing apart, making him a significant figure in contemporary literature. His most notable work, "The Sellout," received widespread acclaim, earning him the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2016. The novel presents a satirical take on race relations in America, showcasing Beatty's ability to tackle complex topics while entertaining readers. Through his storytelling, he challenges conventional perceptions and invites readers to engage with difficult conversations regarding race and culture. Beyond "The Sellout," Beatty has authored other works, including poetry and essays, demonstrating his versatility as a writer. He continues to contribute to the literary world, using his voice to address pressing social issues with humor and insight, solidifying his place as a crucial commentator on American life.
Your dad used to think I was bipolar, but what I really am is by myself.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
Your dad used to think I was bipolar, but what I really am is by myself.
When she finished, the white teacher, his face streaked with tears, tapped his boss on the shoulder, and like a television cop handing in his badge and gun, he solemnly removed the shiny new Teach for America button fastened to his sweater vest, placed it in Charisma's palm, and walked off into the squall.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
When she finished, the white teacher, his face streaked with tears, tapped his boss on the shoulder, and like a television cop handing in his badge and gun, he solemnly removed the shiny new Teach for America button fastened to his sweater vest, placed it in Charisma's palm, and walked off into the squall.
I'm convinced that Nabokov wrote his novels around words like agglutinate, siliceous, gardyloo, ophidian, triskelions. That he took an ESL course at a local night school and the teacher wrote those words on the blackboard and said, Today's assignment is to take these words and use them in a first novel the New York Times will call 'Riveting, truly a classic for the ages.
Paul Beatty Slumberland
I'm convinced that Nabokov wrote his novels around words like agglutinate, siliceous, gardyloo, ophidian, triskelions. That he took an ESL course at a local night school and the teacher wrote those words on the blackboard and said, Today's assignment is to take these words and use them in a first novel the New York Times will call 'Riveting, truly a classic for the ages.
Every race has a motto. Don't believe me? You know that dark-haired guy in human resources? The one who acts white, talks white, but doesn't quite look right? Go up to him. Ask him why Mexican goalkeepers play so recklessly or if the food at the taco truck parked outside is really safe to eat. Go ahead. Ask him. Prod him. Rub the back of his flat indio skull and see if he doesn't turn around with the pronunciamiento ¡Por La Raza-todo! ¡Fuera de La Raza-nada! {For the race, everything! Outside the race, nothing!}
Paul Beatty The Sellout
Every race has a motto. Don't believe me? You know that dark-haired guy in human resources? The one who acts white, talks white, but doesn't quite look right? Go up to him. Ask him why Mexican goalkeepers play so recklessly or if the food at the taco truck parked outside is really safe to eat. Go ahead. Ask him. Prod him. Rub the back of his flat indio skull and see if he doesn't turn around with the pronunciamiento ¡Por La Raza-todo! ¡Fuera de La Raza-nada! {For the race, everything! Outside the race, nothing!}
And if you think about it, pretty much everything that made the twentieth century bearable was invented in a California garage: the Apple computer, the Boogie Board
Paul Beatty The Sellout
And if you think about it, pretty much everything that made the twentieth century bearable was invented in a California garage: the Apple computer, the Boogie Board
because I knew that racist Negro Archetypes, like Bebe's Kids, don't die. They multiply.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
because I knew that racist Negro Archetypes, like Bebe's Kids, don't die. They multiply.
I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when we've actually done something wrong, because that relieves us from the cognitive dissonance of being black and innocent.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when we've actually done something wrong, because that relieves us from the cognitive dissonance of being black and innocent.
During the height of the government enforcement of the Civil Rights Act, some segregated townships filled in their municipal pools rather than let nonwhite kids share in the perverse joy of peeing in the water.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
During the height of the government enforcement of the Civil Rights Act, some segregated townships filled in their municipal pools rather than let nonwhite kids share in the perverse joy of peeing in the water.
During social studies, otherwise known as Dad's cirriculum as the Ways and Means of the Indefatigable White People, my father used to warn me about listening to rap or the blues with Caucasian strangers. And as I got older, I'd be admonished not to play Monopoly, drink more than two beers, or smoke weed with them either. For such activities can breed a false sense of familiarity . And nothing, from a hungry jungle cat to the African ferryboat, is more dangerous than a white person on what they think is familiar ground.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
During social studies, otherwise known as Dad's cirriculum as the Ways and Means of the Indefatigable White People, my father used to warn me about listening to rap or the blues with Caucasian strangers. And as I got older, I'd be admonished not to play Monopoly, drink more than two beers, or smoke weed with them either. For such activities can breed a false sense of familiarity . And nothing, from a hungry jungle cat to the African ferryboat, is more dangerous than a white person on what they think is familiar ground.
a small sub-Saharan African nation like Detroit.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
a small sub-Saharan African nation like Detroit.
Motherfuckers from Harvard to Harlem respect the Pew Research Center, and hearing this, the concerned patrons turned around in their squeaky plastic seats as best they could, given that donut shop swivel chairs swivel only six degrees in either direction.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
Motherfuckers from Harvard to Harlem respect the Pew Research Center, and hearing this, the concerned patrons turned around in their squeaky plastic seats as best they could, given that donut shop swivel chairs swivel only six degrees in either direction.
This traffic-court jester did more than tell jokes; he plucked out your subconscious and beat you silly with it, not until you were unrecognizable, but until you were recognizable.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
This traffic-court jester did more than tell jokes; he plucked out your subconscious and beat you silly with it, not until you were unrecognizable, but until you were recognizable.
All Vices and Bad Habits Referred to as Phases Not Responsible for Scratches, Dents, and Items Left in the Subconscious
Paul Beatty The Sellout
All Vices and Bad Habits Referred to as Phases Not Responsible for Scratches, Dents, and Items Left in the Subconscious
That's the difference between most oppressed peoples of the world and American blacks. They vow never to forget, and we want everything expunged from our record, sealed and filed away for eternity. We want someone like Foy Cheshire to present our case to the world with a set of instructions that the jury will disregard centuries of ridicule and stereotype and pretend the woebegone niggers in front of you are starting from scratch. Foy
Paul Beatty The Sellout
That's the difference between most oppressed peoples of the world and American blacks. They vow never to forget, and we want everything expunged from our record, sealed and filed away for eternity. We want someone like Foy Cheshire to present our case to the world with a set of instructions that the jury will disregard centuries of ridicule and stereotype and pretend the woebegone niggers in front of you are starting from scratch. Foy
It'd taken only a few hours, but I felt like Michelangelo staring at the Sistine Chapel after four years of hard labor, like Banksy after spending six days searching the Internet for ideas to steal and three minutes of sidewalk vandalism to execute them.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
It'd taken only a few hours, but I felt like Michelangelo staring at the Sistine Chapel after four years of hard labor, like Banksy after spending six days searching the Internet for ideas to steal and three minutes of sidewalk vandalism to execute them.
Congratulations, you may already be a winner! Your case has been selected from hundreds of other appellate cases to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
Congratulations, you may already be a winner! Your case has been selected from hundreds of other appellate cases to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Curtis grew up to become King Cuz. A gangster well respected for his brain and his derring-do. His set, the Rollin' Paper Chasers, was the first gang to have trained medics at their rumbles. A shoot-out would pop off at the swap meet and the stretcher-bearers would cart off the wounded to be treated in some field hospital set up behind the frontlines. You didn't know whether to be sad or impressed. It wasn't long after that innovation that he applied for membership to NATO. Everybody else is in NATO. Why not the Crips? You going to tell me we wouldn't kick the shit out of Estonia?
Paul Beatty The Sellout
Curtis grew up to become King Cuz. A gangster well respected for his brain and his derring-do. His set, the Rollin' Paper Chasers, was the first gang to have trained medics at their rumbles. A shoot-out would pop off at the swap meet and the stretcher-bearers would cart off the wounded to be treated in some field hospital set up behind the frontlines. You didn't know whether to be sad or impressed. It wasn't long after that innovation that he applied for membership to NATO. Everybody else is in NATO. Why not the Crips? You going to tell me we wouldn't kick the shit out of Estonia?
That there's something about the craziness that he had to go through that's kept me relatively sane.
Paul Beatty The Sellout
That there's something about the craziness that he had to go through that's kept me relatively sane.
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