"The Harlem of my books was never meant to be real; I never called it real; I just wanted to take it away from the white man if only in my books."

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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Chester Himes

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“Sometimes a picture of a moment captures more than the moment itself.”

Source : Leanna Renee Hieber (2011). “Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul”, p.229, Sourcebooks, Inc.
“MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you”
“We often call a certainty a hope, to bring it luck.”
“Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like.”
“Working in magazines these days is like one of those horror movies where people keep leaving the room and not coming back.”
“O maternal earth which rocks the fallen leaf to sleep!”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2012). “Spoon River Anthology”, p.98, Courier Corporation
“I have often thought that my work with wildlife taught me the meaning of patience, and my work with the big trees taught me the meaning of humility, and my work with the ice has taught me the meaning of mortality.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.”

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