The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination. RICHARD WRIGHT ArtArtistHalloweenImaginationMonster
We had our own civilization in Africa before we were captured and carried off to this land. RICHARD WRIGHT CaptureCarriedCountryCultivationIronIvoryLandMedicineOwn
We smelted iron, danced, made music and folk poems; we sculpted, worked in glass, spun cotton and wool, wove baskets and cloth. RICHARD WRIGHT BasketClothCottonDanceFolkGlassIronMusicPoemSmeltedSpunWoolWork
I knew that I lived in a country in which the aspirations of black people were limited, marked-off. Yet I felt that I had to go somewhere and do something to redeem my being alive. RICHARD WRIGHT AspirationBlackCountryLimitedLivePeopleRedeemSomethingSomewhere
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 AnythingBedConfessFaceLieLyingManMenStare