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Chester Himes Quotes

But within his heart of hearts he could still feel the passionate longing for the bright lights for the limelight, for adulation Picture Quote #1

I would sit in my room and become hysterical about the wild incredible story I was writing. And I thought I was writing realism. It never occurred to me that I was writing absurdity. Realism and absurdity are so similar in the lives of American blacks one cannot tell the difference Picture Quote #1

American violence is public life, it’s a public way of life, it became a form, a detective story form. So I should think that any number of black writers should go into the detective story form Picture Quote #1

When you get to mixing sex and religion, it will make anybody crazy Picture Quote #1

Growth is the surviving influence in all our lives. The tree will send up its trunk in thick profusion from land burned black by atom bombs. Children will grow from poverty and filth and oppression and develop honor, integrity, contribute to all mankind Picture Quote #1

There is an indomitable quality within the human spirit that cannot be destroyed; a face deep within the human personality that is impregnable to all assaults Picture Quote #1

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Man cannot live without some knowledge of the purpose of life. If he can find no purpose in life he creates one in the inevitability of death Picture Quote #1

Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress Picture Quote #1

It seemed so illogical to punish some poor criminal for doing something that civilization taught him how to do so he could have something that civilization taught him how to want. It seemed to him as wrong as if they had hung the gun that shot the man Picture Quote #1

If one lives in a country where racism is held valid and practiced in all ways of life eventually, no matter whether one is a racist or a victim, one comes to feel the absurdity of life... Racism generated from whites is first of all absurd. Racism creates absurdity among blacks as a defense mechanism Picture Quote #1

American violence is public life, it’s a public way of life, it became a form, a detective story form. So I should think that any number of black writers should go into the detective story form Picture Quote #1

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But within his heart of hearts he could still feel the passionate longing for the bright lights for the limelight, for adulation (Chester Himes Quotes) I would sit in my room and become hysterical about the wild incredible story I was writing. And I thought I was writing realism. It never occurred to me that I was writing absurdity. Realism and absurdity are so similar in the lives of American blacks one cannot tell the difference (Chester Himes Quotes) American violence is public life, it’s a public way of life, it became a form, a detective story form. So I should think that any number of black writers should go into the detective story form. (Chester Himes Quotes) When you get to mixing sex and religion, it will make anybody crazy (Chester Himes Quotes) Growth is the surviving influence in all our lives. The tree will send up its trunk in thick profusion from land burned black by atom bombs. Children will grow from poverty and filth and oppression and develop honor, integrity, contribute to all mankind (Chester Himes Quotes) There is an indomitable quality within the human spirit that cannot be destroyed; a face deep within the human personality that is impregnable to all assaults (Chester Himes Quotes) Man cannot live without some knowledge of the purpose of life. If he can find no purpose in life he creates one in the inevitability of death (Chester Himes Quotes) Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress (Chester Himes Quotes) It seemed so illogical to punish some poor criminal for doing something that civilization taught him how to do so he could have something that civilization taught him how to want. It seemed to him as wrong as if they had hung the gun that shot the man (Chester Himes Quotes) If one lives in a country where racism is held valid and practiced in all ways of life eventually, no matter whether one is a racist or a victim, one comes to feel the absurdity of life... Racism generated from whites is first of all absurd. Racism creates absurdity among blacks as a defense mechanism (Chester Himes Quotes) American violence is public life, it’s a public way of life, it became a form, a detective story form. So I should think that any number of black writers should go into the detective story form (Chester Himes Quotes)