"I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed."

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Source : Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.40, Vintage

Ralph Ellison

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“I will probably have a tendency to lean toward trying to resolve the issues that negatively impact black people, but the overall picture and the overall power is achieved in bringing all impoverished people together. The common denominator is pain, because we all suffer through the deaths of loved ones and eventually suffer death.”
“Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.”
“Being unique is highly over rated.”

Source : "Working Class Zero". Book by Rob Payne, 2003.
“I've got a perfect body, 'cause my eyelashes catch my sweat”
“Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.”
“I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would be a good deal more hair-raising than any storybook made it sound, though she was determined to try. "It should be hair-raising," added Howl. "And you'll exploit me," Sophie said. "And then you'll cut up all my suits to teach me.”
“Moses simplifies the whole duty of Israel (and of humanity) by crystalizing the moral law into a single command to love God supremely.”
“I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.”

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