Ralph Ellison

I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at read more

I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.

Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.

When I discover who I am, I'll be free. -Ralph Ellison.

When I discover who I am, I'll be free. -Ralph Ellison.