That which we remember is, more often than not, that which we would like to have been; or that which we hope to be. Thus our memory and our identity are ever at odds; our history ever a tale told by inattentive idealists.
I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I … - Ralph Ellison
I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I …
- Ralph Ellison
It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow. - Ralph Ellison
It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.
I am nobody but myself. - Ralph Ellison
I am nobody but myself.
Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. - Ralph Ellison
Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
Education is all a matter of building bridges. - Ralph Ellison
Education is all a matter of building bridges.
If you can show me how I can cling to that which is real to me, while teaching me a way into the larger society, then and only then will I drop my de… - Ralph Ellison
If you can show me how I can cling to that which is real to me, while teaching me a way into the larger society, then and only then will I drop my de…
When I discover who I am, I'll be free. - Ralph Ellison
When I discover who I am, I'll be free.
I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer. - Ralph Ellison
I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.
The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it. - Ralph Ellison
The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.
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