Mostly when people think of sophisticated Africa, they think of Egypt. And even that they attribute to aliens.
~ Marlon James

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Being a big black man in America, I literally do not know how to conduct myself in a physical space. I don’t know how to meet people without it seeming intimidating. I don’t know if I should wear glasses, if I should try to look extra gay, if I should stand up, sit down, wave my ID, not reach for an ID. I don’t know.
~ Marlon James

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Make no mistake, there’s formula detective fiction, there’s formula science fiction – but there’s formula literary fiction too.
~ Marlon James

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It’s funny that I’ve gone from hating pop psychology to being way too Freudian. I can see all my fears and desires in it. Ones I could never give in to because I was deep in the church and I was a super-suppressed gay dude.
~ Marlon James

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Not everything the eye sees should be spoken by the mouth.
~ Marlon James

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