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The success of any society must be judged by the life of its worst off. No other calculation will do.Victor LaValle
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Before September 11, the skinny, jittery black guy made security think one thing: drug mule. But after the attacks, security only cared about bombs. So it was the Arab guys, the Puerto Ricans and Indians, even white men, that got searched. I was too dark to make people worry on a plane. Still caused fear in elevators.Victor LaValle
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Doubt is the big machine. It grinds up the delusions of women and men.Victor LaValle
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Empathy is what separates human beings from teenage boys.Victor LaValle
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I’m always looking for the monster. Not even just in horror. I want them in everything. Just give me the monsters. Logical conclusions don’t satisfy. Monsters satisfy, absolutely.Victor LaValle
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Human beings are no damn good, ” he said. “We are even worse than animals. We like ...”He trailed off, cleared his throat, but his voice hardly reached a whisper.“ We like monsters, ” he said.Victor LaValle