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Walter Mosley quotes

American Novelist January 12, 1952

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The government isn't real," he replied. He might have been talking about Santa Claus or God. "I don't owe anything to anyone who in themselves are lies and liars. Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley quote: "But at night we began dreaming of Man's perfect world without..."
But at night we began dreaming of Man's perfect world without humanity (57) Walter Mosley
I think that people don't know how to do anything anymore. My father was a janitor. He could take a car apart and put it back together. He could build a house in the back yard. Today, if you ask people what they know, they say, 'I know how to hire someone.' Walter Mosley
When I turned 59, I looked at that as the first day of my 60th year, so I've been 60 for the last 365 days, in my opinion. So I've been thinking all this year, I'm 60 - this is the time when I need to get some stuff done. Walter Mosley
...I think it's some kind of meeting of energies that causes what we see, and that part of those energies emanate from our lifeforces, our minds. Walter Mosley
The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this rule: Getting the work done and connecting with your unconscious mind. Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley quote: "Mrs. Turner gripped my baby finger. It's amazing how a man can..."
Mrs. Turner gripped my baby finger. It's amazing how a man can feel sex anywhere on his body. Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley quote: "You have made Commerce a god that weighs on humanity like a..."
You have made Commerce a god that weighs on humanity like a twenty-four-pound boil on a man's back (117-118) Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley quote: "Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity."
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity. Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley quote: "I took up writing to escape the drudgery of that every day..."
I took up writing to escape the drudgery of that every day cubicle kind of war. Walter Mosley
All of the philosophers I studied were white (with a few Eastern exceptions), and, for that matter, they were all male. Africa, the cradle of civilization, seemed to have no footing in the highest form of human thought. Walter Mosley
When I went to school, there were no Black philosophers, at least none that I was aware of, who were recognized by Western universities. Walter Mosley
My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man,' 'Fantastic Four,' 'Captain America,' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel Comics. Walter Mosley
The process of writing a novel is like taking a journey by boat. You have to continually set yourself on course. If you get distracted or allow yourself to drift, you will never make it to the destination. It's not like highly defined train tracks or a highway; this is a path that you are creating discovering. The journey is your narrative. Keep to it and there will be a tale told. Walter Mosley
When you deal with a person who's experiencing dementia, you can see where they're struggling with knowledge. You can see what they forget completely, what they forget but they know what they once knew. You can tell how they're trying to remember. Walter Mosley

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