Mattie

“there are times when life's ends are so raveled that reason and sense cry out that we stop and gather them together again before we can proceed”
― richard wright

“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.”
― Richard Wright, Native Son

“If a man confessed anything on his death bed, it was the truth; for no man could stare death in the face and lie.”
― Richard Wright

“Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of a human being denied individuality.”
― Richard Wright, Native Son