"I'm a black writer from Mississippi. That's what I most consider myself."

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Kiese Laymon

#Black Quotes #Mississippi Quotes

“You watch the Supreme Court in action on these cases, and they are a conflicted court. However, when it comes to speech issues generally, the court has been protective.”
“To have more than you've got, become more than you are.”
“Television was the only band of its ilk that treated the guitar with delicacy, not as simple rhythm support for teenage aggression.”
“While working among the little plants of the far places of the world we forget the narrowness of our own orbit.”

Source : Louise Beebe Wilder (1997). “What Happens in My Garden”, Hartley & Marks
“No decision about me, without me.”

Source : "Andrew Lansley promises information revolution in NHS shakeup" by Sarah Boseley, www.theguardian.com. July 12, 2010.
“We must like what we have when we don't have what we like.”
“We all do make foolish mistakes.”
“I'm always amused that people zero in on one thing, and it's the wrong thing to zero in on, but nevertheless, the reason they do that is because the voice is what they know - the voice represents everything about the character, that's why.”

Source : Interview with Nathan Rabin, film.avclub.com. August 16, 2007.

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