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- It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow. Ralph Ellison. Commitment, Committed, Grows.
- Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it.
- Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. Ralph Ellison. Life, Inspiring, Failure.
- 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 have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass.
- “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
- “What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
- “Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
- “The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
- I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
- Education is all a matter of building bridges. Ralph Ellison.
- When I discover who I am, I'll be free. Ralph Ellison.
- If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy. Ralph Ellison.
Feb 28, 2022 · Explore the wisdom and insights of Ralph Ellison, the first African American author to win the National Book Award. Find quotes from his novels \"Invisible Man\" and \"Juneteenth\", as well as his essays and interviews.
- Ralph Ellison
- 1952
- “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
- “What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
- “Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
- “The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
Find the meanings and contexts of the most memorable quotes from Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man. Learn how the narrator, Bledsoe, and other characters use language to express their views and experiences.
Mar 5, 2019 · Explore 15 of the best quotes from Ellison's classic novel about race and identity in America. Read the book's introduction, the narrator's reflections, and the climactic scene of violence and protest.
