Ralph Ellison
Biography
Quotes
- Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
- I was never more hated than when I tried to be honest. Or when, even as just now I've tried to articulate exactly what I felt to be the truth. No one was satisfied
- By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication.
