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Teju Cole Quotes

Things don’t go away just because you choose to forget them Picture Quote #1

Life’s too short for anxious score-keeping Picture Quote #1

...originality is little morethan the fine blending of influences Picture Quote #1

Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt Picture Quote #1

You don’t bring in a gay character as a way of commenting on gay issues. You have one there because he’s real, and that’s his life, no less so than your life is yours Picture Quote #1

I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly Picture Quote #1

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Being Nigerian is a strong part of my identity. Being American is a strong part of my identity. And there are important parts of who I am that really have nothing to do with my national connection Picture Quote #1

The creative part of oneself finds its way out. In this case, I got interested particularly in the medium of Twitter and looked for ways to use it creatively Picture Quote #1

The energies of Lagos life- creative, malevolent, ambiguous- converge at the bus stops Picture Quote #1

Not in this specific form. But all great cities are inhabited by ghosts. A book of this kind could probably be written about Jakarta, Manila, or London by anyone who had a feeling for the invisible truths of those places Picture Quote #1

The novelist loses, every time. Politics is insidious, the modern conduct of war (from shoulder-launched rockets to drone strikes) is insidious. Someone presses a button in California and twenty people are incinerated at a wedding in Pakistan. The killer is spared the sight of the corpses Picture Quote #1

To read Transtromer - the best times are at night, in silence, and alone - is to surrender to the far-fetched. It is to climb out of bed and listen to what the house is saying, and to how the wind outside responds. Each of his readers reads him as a personal secret Picture Quote #1

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Because I’m an art historian, I have some experience of writing that comes out of close attention. That’s what really art history is. You’re looking at something very closely, and you try to write in a meticulous way about it Picture Quote #1

The novelist can’t successfully depict such horrifying reality. But she can, and must, try, to bear witness. There are many ways of doing this; the mode I prefer is indirect Picture Quote #1

The novelist can’t successfully depict such horrifying reality. But she can, and must, try, to bear witness. There are many ways of doing this; the mode I prefer is indirect Picture Quote #1

In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The right to take human life belongs to the state. Not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with intractable structural injustices Picture Quote #1

I was in New York City on 9/11. Grief remains from that awful day, but not only grief. There is fear, too, a fear informed by the knowledge that whatever my worst nightmare is, there is someone out there embittered enough to carry it out Picture Quote #1

Barack Obama is an elegant and literate man with a cosmopolitan sense of the world. He is widely read in philosophy, literature, and history - as befits a former law professor - and he has shown time and again a surprising interest in contemporary fiction Picture Quote #1

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Lyrical poetry is not a big part of most people’s lives. Twitter now becomes an interesting way of getting cared for language into people’s space. Because there is something deep inside of us that responds to cared for language, whether it’s literary, poetry, or really good lyrics in a song Picture Quote #1

On many days my primary artistic struggle is, in fact, photography because it is harder to do good work with that. I see myself as an observer of the world who has a strong drive to testify, which I can do because I have the privilege of living in New York with enough food to eat and shelter Picture Quote #1

I’m not trying to be a poet on Twitter; I’m trying to be aware of the fact that a very simple sentence, well written, can have a very moving effect without that person knowing why. There’s a deep genetic part of you that somehow, even without your permission, recognizes good language when it arrives Picture Quote #1

The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege Picture Quote #1

It takes a few years to understand what we’ve lived through. At the moment, we’re still sort of mired in the irrelevant bullshit. There isn’t yet that public conversation about 9/11 Picture Quote #1

Not explicitly, no. Compared to this enormous, relentless evolutionary activity in the built environment, writing is small potatoes Picture Quote #1

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So, for a book set in 2006, Open City evades certain markers, while it embraces certain others. Julius doesn’t use a smartphone, and he doesn’t discuss contemporary US politics in any fine detail Picture Quote #1

Always say no pun intended to draw attention to the intended pun Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t remember what life was like before I started walking Picture Quote #1

It is dangerous to live in a secure world Picture Quote #1

I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones Picture Quote #1

The site was a palimpsest, as was all the city, written, erased, rewritten Picture Quote #1

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Things don’t go away just because you choose to forget them (Teju Cole Quotes) Life’s too short for anxious score-keeping (Teju Cole Quotes) ...originality is little morethan the fine blending of influences. (Teju Cole Quotes) Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt. (Teju Cole Quotes) You don’t bring in a gay character as a way of commenting on gay issues. You have one there because he’s real, and that’s his life, no less so than your life is yours (Teju Cole Quotes) I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly (Teju Cole Quotes) Being Nigerian is a strong part of my identity. Being American is a strong part of my identity. And there are important parts of who I am that really have nothing to do with my national connection (Teju Cole Quotes) The creative part of oneself finds its way out. In this case, I got interested particularly in the medium of Twitter and looked for ways to use it creatively (Teju Cole Quotes) The energies of Lagos life- creative, malevolent, ambiguous- converge at the bus stops (Teju Cole Quotes) Not in this specific form. But all great cities are inhabited by ghosts. A book of this kind could probably be written about Jakarta, Manila, or London by anyone who had a feeling for the invisible truths of those places (Teju Cole Quotes) The novelist loses, every time. Politics is insidious, the modern conduct of war (from shoulder-launched rockets to drone strikes) is insidious. Someone presses a button in California and twenty people are incinerated at a wedding in Pakistan. The killer is spared the sight of the corpses (Teju Cole Quotes) To read Transtromer - the best times are at night, in silence, and alone - is to surrender to the far-fetched. It is to climb out of bed and listen to what the house is saying, and to how the wind outside responds. Each of his readers reads him as a personal secret. (Teju Cole Quotes) Because I’m an art historian, I have some experience of writing that comes out of close attention. That’s what really art history is. You’re looking at something very closely, and you try to write in a meticulous way about it. (Teju Cole Quotes) The novelist can’t successfully depict such horrifying reality. But she can, and must, try, to bear witness. There are many ways of doing this; the mode I prefer is indirect (Teju Cole Quotes) The novelist can’t successfully depict such horrifying reality. But she can, and must, try, to bear witness. There are many ways of doing this; the mode I prefer is indirect. (Teju Cole Quotes) In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The right to take human life belongs to the state. Not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with intractable structural injustices. (Teju Cole Quotes) I was in New York City on 9/11. Grief remains from that awful day, but not only grief. There is fear, too, a fear informed by the knowledge that whatever my worst nightmare is, there is someone out there embittered enough to carry it out. (Teju Cole Quotes) Barack Obama is an elegant and literate man with a cosmopolitan sense of the world. He is widely read in philosophy, literature, and history - as befits a former law professor - and he has shown time and again a surprising interest in contemporary fiction. (Teju Cole Quotes) Lyrical poetry is not a big part of most people’s lives. Twitter now becomes an interesting way of getting cared for language into people’s space. Because there is something deep inside of us that responds to cared for language, whether it’s literary, poetry, or really good lyrics in a song. (Teju Cole Quotes) On many days my primary artistic struggle is, in fact, photography because it is harder to do good work with that. I see myself as an observer of the world who has a strong drive to testify, which I can do because I have the privilege of living in New York with enough food to eat and shelter. (Teju Cole Quotes) I’m not trying to be a poet on Twitter; I’m trying to be aware of the fact that a very simple sentence, well written, can have a very moving effect without that person knowing why. There’s a deep genetic part of you that somehow, even without your permission, recognizes good language when it arrives. (Teju Cole Quotes) The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege. (Teju Cole Quotes) It takes a few years to understand what we’ve lived through. At the moment, we’re still sort of mired in the irrelevant bullshit. There isn’t yet that public conversation about 9/11 (Teju Cole Quotes) Not explicitly, no. Compared to this enormous, relentless evolutionary activity in the built environment, writing is small potatoes (Teju Cole Quotes) So, for a book set in 2006, Open City evades certain markers, while it embraces certain others. Julius doesn’t use a smartphone, and he doesn’t discuss contemporary US politics in any fine detail (Teju Cole Quotes) Always say no pun intended to draw attention to the intended pun (Teju Cole Quotes) I couldn’t remember what life was like before I started walking (Teju Cole Quotes) It is dangerous to live in a secure world (Teju Cole Quotes) I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones (Teju Cole Quotes) The site was a palimpsest, as was all the city, written, erased, rewritten (Teju Cole Quotes)

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