The fact is, nothing great or enduring, especially.... : Quote by James Weldon Johnson

“ The fact is, nothing great or enduring, especially in music, has ever sprung full-fledged and unprecedented from the brain of any master; the best that he gives to the world he gathers from the hearts of the people, and runs it through the alembic of his genius. ”

James Weldon Johnson
  • From : The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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