"The writing of history reflects the interests, predilections, and even prejudices of a given generation."

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John Hope Franklin

#Writing Quotes #History Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.”
“I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans”
“I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except myself.”
“What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.”
“I will take my coffee black / never snack / hang with the wolves who are sheepish.”
“Drawing is the artist's most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality.”
“I love flat shoes, more so than heels. One of my obsessions is men's co-respondent lace-ups.”
“The flame is not out, but it is flickering.”

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