Lawrence Burney > Quotes

“I was sent down an existential path from a false alarm and, in the process, learned to let go of restrictions that no longer serve a purpose. And to revel in the possibilities of what can happen if we allow one another tho dance every now and again with what we've been told to be fearful of.”
― Lawrence Burney, No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore

“Three 6 replaces fearmongering with full-bodied storytelling; art that broke down the ironclad wall of fear that keeps religion strong.”
― Lawrence Burney, No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore