Quote by Ralph Ellison
By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of

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. – Ralph Ellison

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There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale. – Ralph Ellison

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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values. – Ralph Ellison

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One thing Ive learned to appreciate as Ive gotten a little older is direct forms of communication. – Billy Corgan

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My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication. – Rick Springfield

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That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means. – Albert Camus

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It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. – Edward Sapir

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People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me. – Jim Broadbent

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I dont have too much faith in destiny, or an afterlife. This is it. – Robin Gibb

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My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didnt audition. It was nepotism all the way. – Jennifer Aniston

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