"Ralph Ellison is a classic work of erudition, grace, and elegance. Rampersad offers us an Ellison whose gifts and warts orbit the same universe of creative genius. Like Ellison's work, Rampersad's text wrestles eloquently with difficult truths about race, politics, and American life."

-- Michael Eric Dyson

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“While prosperity is in some ways related to money, it is not caused by money.”
“It is 'where we are' that should make all the difference, whether we believe we belong there or not.”
“I'm living my dream job! My dream job is to be in the classroom.”
“Cranes carry this heavy mystical baggage. They're icons of fidelity and happiness. The Vietnamese believe cranes cart our souls up to heaven on our wings.”
“To be happy is very important to do a great performance because you have to be comfortable; your mind has to be clear.”
“We're paying more for the privilege of getting sick and dying early. Once again, it makes no sense. And once again, no one in Washington is talking about how to fix it.”
“Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?”
“Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me. But after a while it became part of my identity.”

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