Top 31 Quotes by Marlon James

About Marlon James

These are some quotes by Vincentian author Marlon James Athlete.

There was never a single murder in my neighbourhood; there was barely a robbery. It was so suburban, it was almost disappointing.

There was never a single murder in my neighbourhood; there was barely a robbery. It was so suburban, it was almost disappointing.

Marlon James

Pretty much everything I've written is a mix of excitement and fear.

Pretty much everything I've written is a mix of excitement and fear.

Marlon James

We shouldn't romanticize rejection. There's nothing romantic about rejection. It's horrible.

We shouldn't romanticize rejection. There's nothing romantic about rejection. It's horrible.

Marlon James

If reggae comes from another country, you can have the relationship to reggae that I have to rock. But it's something I grew up with. It's probably something I appreciate more now. In the '80s, I was all about New Wave and synth pop - New Order and Depeche Mode and Eurythmics and Michael Jackson and tons and tons and tons of Prince.

Marlon James

I find the violence in PG13 movies unbearable. This kid will never run home, never have another birthday. His death is slow, nightmarish. And you have to explore the consequences - the people who live on with this death.

Marlon James

I always tell my students to complicate your characters: never make it easy for the reader. Nobody is ever one thing. That's what makes characters compelling.

I always tell my students to complicate your characters: never make it easy for the reader. Nobody is ever one thing. That's what makes characters compelling.

Marlon James

I think the Greeks were the only people ever to nail character. Their heroes are deeply flawed.

I think the Greeks were the only people ever to nail character. Their heroes are deeply flawed.

Marlon James

The fiction writer in me likes gaps in stories because I can jump into that gap and try to suggest something.

The fiction writer in me likes gaps in stories because I can jump into that gap and try to suggest something.

Marlon James

I was the nerd. Because I was reading. I wasn't into sports. I was really into art. Very geekish about comics. Assumed gay.

I was the nerd. Because I was reading. I wasn't into sports. I was really into art. Very geekish about comics. Assumed gay.

Marlon James

Because homophobia is still largely driven by the church, it's legitimised. It's also tied to sexism, because those two are never far apart.

Because homophobia is still largely driven by the church, it's legitimised. It's also tied to sexism, because those two are never far apart.

Marlon James

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