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Author - Ralph Ellison
Quotes by : Ralph Ellison
racism
Deep at the dark bottom of the melting pot, where the private is public and the public private, where....
mind
Meaning grows in the mind, but the shape and form of the act remains.
bad faith
The moment I entered the bright, buzzing lobby of Men’s House I was overcome by a sense of alienation....
racial division
And all Negroes at some period of their lives there is that yearning for a sense of group unity that....
preferences
What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had....
communication
The work of art is, after all, an act of faith in our ability to communicate symbolically.
absurdity
I am standing puzzled, unable to decide whether the veil is really being lifted, or lowered more firmly....
self awareness
I'd been so fascinated by the notion, that I'd forgotten to measure what it was bringing forth. I'd been....
Building
Education is all a matter of building bridges.
identity
I had no doubt that I could do something, but what, and how? I had no contacts and I believed in nothing.....
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