Paul Beatty quotes

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door. (Paul Beatty)
If Disneyland was indeed the Happiest Place on Earth, you'd either keep it a secret or the price of admission would be free and not equivalent to the yearly per capita income of a small sub-Saharan African nation like Detroit. View quote
Paul Beatty
Silence can be either protest or consent, but most times it's fear. View quote
Paul Beatty
My father had a theory that poor people are the best drivers because they can't afford to carry car insurance and have to drive like they live, defensively. View quote
Paul Beatty
It's illegal to yell ‘Fire!' in a crowded theater, right?” "It is.” "Well, I've whispered ‘Racism' in a post-racial world. View quote
Paul Beatty
But today I'm all medulla oblongata and I can't concentrate. View quote
Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty

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Photo: Munier2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Author
Born: 1962
Quotes count: 6

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