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Ralph Ellison Quotes

I am nobody but myself Picture Quote #1

When I discover who I am, I’ll be free Picture Quote #1

And all Negroes at some period of their lives there is that yearning for a sense of group unity that is the yearning of men for a flag: for a unity that cannot be compromised, that cannot be bought; that is conscious of itself, of its strength, that is militant Picture Quote #1

Meaning grows in the mind, but the shape and form of the act remains Picture Quote #1

The thing to do is to exploit the meaning of the life you have Picture Quote #1

The truth is the light and light is the truth Picture Quote #1

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I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer Picture Quote #1

I was never more hated than when I tried to be honest. Or when, even as just now I’ve tried to articulate exactly what I felt to be the truth. No one was satisfied Picture Quote #1

If social protest is antithetical to art, what then shall we make of Goya, Dickens, and Twain Picture Quote #1

I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me Picture Quote #1

Power doesn’t have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it Picture Quote #1

Had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked Picture Quote #1

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America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain. It’s ‘winner take nothing’ that is the great truth of our country or of any country. Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. Our fate is to become one, and yet many - This in not prophecy, but description Picture Quote #1

We don’t all dig Shakespeare uniformly, or even ‘Little Red Riding Hood.’ The understanding of art depends finally upon one’s willingness to extend one’s humanity and one’s knowledge of human life Picture Quote #1

At best Americans give but a limited attention to history. Too much happens too rapidly, and before we can evaluate it, or exhaust its meaning or pleasure, there is something new to concern us. Ours is the tempo of the motion picture, not that of the still camera, and we waste experience as we wasted the forest Picture Quote #1

God is love, I said, but art’s the possibility of forms, and shadows are the source of identity Picture Quote #1

Man’s hope can paint a purple picture, can transform a soaring vulture into a noble eagle or moaning dove Picture Quote #1

If only all the contradictory voices shouting in my head would calm down and sing a song in unison, whatever it was I wouldn’t care as long as they sang without dissonance Picture Quote #1

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That... is how the world moves: Not like an arrow, but a boomerang Picture Quote #1

The truth is the light and the light is the truth Picture Quote #1

To hell with being ashamed of what you liked Picture Quote #1

My hole is warm and full of light Picture Quote #1

In order to travel far you have to be detached Picture Quote #1

All novels are about certain minorities: the individual is a minority Picture Quote #1

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Imitation is suicide, envy is ignorance Picture Quote #1

Injustice wears ever the same harsh face wherever it shows itself Picture Quote #1

I blundered into writing Picture Quote #1

Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action Picture Quote #1

The world is a possibility if only you’ll discover it Picture Quote #1

We look too much to museums. The sun coming up in the morning is enough Picture Quote #1

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I am nobody but myself (Ralph Ellison Quotes) When I discover who I am, I’ll be free (Ralph Ellison Quotes) And all Negroes at some period of their lives there is that yearning for a sense of group unity that is the yearning of men for a flag: for a unity that cannot be compromised, that cannot be bought; that is conscious of itself, of its strength, that is militant. (Ralph Ellison Quotes) Meaning grows in the mind, but the shape and form of the act remains (Ralph Ellison Quotes) The thing to do is to exploit the meaning of the life you have (Ralph Ellison Quotes) The truth is the light and light is the truth (Ralph Ellison Quotes) I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer (Ralph Ellison Quotes) I was never more hated than when I tried to be honest. Or when, even as just now I’ve tried to articulate exactly what I felt to be the truth. No one was satisfied (Ralph Ellison Quotes) If social protest is antithetical to art, what then shall we make of Goya, Dickens, and Twain (Ralph Ellison Quotes) I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me (Ralph Ellison Quotes) Power doesn’t have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it (Ralph Ellison Quotes) Had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked (Ralph Ellison Quotes) America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain. It’s ‘winner take nothing’ that is the great truth of our country or of any country. Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. Our fate is to become one, and yet many - This in not prophecy, but description (Ralph Ellison Quotes) We don’t all dig Shakespeare uniformly, or even ‘Little Red Riding Hood.’ The understanding of art depends finally upon one’s willingness to extend one’s humanity and one’s knowledge of human life (Ralph Ellison Quotes) At best Americans give but a limited attention to history. Too much happens too rapidly, and before we can evaluate it, or exhaust its meaning or pleasure, there is something new to concern us. Ours is the tempo of the motion picture, not that of the still camera, and we waste experience as we wasted the forest (Ralph Ellison Quotes) God is love, I said, but art’s the possibility of forms, and shadows are the source of identity. (Ralph Ellison Quotes) Man’s hope can paint a purple picture, can transform a soaring vulture into a noble eagle or moaning dove. (Ralph Ellison Quotes) If only all the contradictory voices shouting in my head would calm down and sing a song in unison, whatever it was I wouldn’t care as long as they sang without dissonance. (Ralph Ellison Quotes) That... is how the world moves: Not like an arrow, but a boomerang (Ralph Ellison Quotes) The truth is the light and the light is the truth (Ralph Ellison Quotes) To hell with being ashamed of what you liked (Ralph Ellison Quotes) My hole is warm and full of light (Ralph Ellison Quotes) In order to travel far you have to be detached (Ralph Ellison Quotes) All novels are about certain minorities: the individual is a minority (Ralph Ellison Quotes) Imitation is suicide, envy is ignorance (Ralph Ellison Quotes) Injustice wears ever the same harsh face wherever it shows itself (Ralph Ellison Quotes) I blundered into writing (Ralph Ellison Quotes) Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action (Ralph Ellison Quotes) The world is a possibility if only you’ll discover it (Ralph Ellison Quotes) We look too much to museums. The sun coming up in the morning is enough (Ralph Ellison Quotes)

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