“Our too-young and too-new America, lusty because it is lonely, aggressive because it is afraid, insists upon seeing the world in terms of good and bad, the holy and the evil, the high and the low, the white and the black; our America is frightened of fact, of history, of processes, of necessity. It hugs the easy way of damning those whom it cannot understand, of excluding those who look different, and it salves its conscience with a self-draped cloak of righteousness”
In this compilation, the author delves into personal experiences and societal issues, offering insights into the struggles faced by individuals and communities dealing with hunger and its broader implications. more
Richard Wright (September 4, 1908 - November 28, 1960) was an influential American author whose works profoundly exposed racial discrimination and social injustice, leaving a lasting impact on American literature. more
“He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.”
“There has got to be more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good actor.”
“Drive nature out of the door and it will fly in at the window”
“Every seven years our bodies change, every cell. Every seven years, we disappear.”