"I had a deep prejudice against the South. It's taken me many years to get over that, be more open and thoughtful."

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John Edgar Wideman

#Taken Quotes #Thoughtful Quotes #Years Quotes

“Christ's work needs no repetition. It is final because it is perfect.”
“Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.”
“I certainly did my best to bring the story [Anthem] to life in another medium.”

Source : Source: www.theobjectivestandard.com
“Washington couldn't tell a lie, Nixon couldn't tell the truth, and Reagan couldn't tell the difference.”
“If my relation to each and every peasant in Cambodia is indeed exactly what the principles of morality would demand it to be, it's a miraculous coincidence, because it takes a lot of effort to behave correctly in regard to my friends, and from one end of the year to another I never give those peasants a single thought.”

Source : Wallace Shawn (1985). “Aunt Dan and Lemon: A Play”, p.92, Grove Press
“In more recent years, I've become more and more fascinated with the indigenous folklore of this land, Native American folklore, and also Hispanic folklore now that I live in the Southwest.”
“You either fainted or you wanted a much closer look at the cracks in the tile. Either way, you hit hard." "Seriously?" He nodded. "Maybe you shouldn't have been trying to make out with him," he suggested. How did he know that? "I was kissing him good-bye." He snorted and exchanged glances with the nurse. "That's not what it looked like to me." Probably not. But what happened? Could Reyes Farrow take control over me even from a freaking coma? I was doomed.”
“We are the ancestors of our grandchildren's children. We look after them, just as our ancestors look after us. We aren't here for ourselves. We are here for each other and for the children of our grandchildren.”

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