Quotes about Author

Where the really sincere white people have got to do their "proving" of themselves is not among the black victims, but out on the battle lines of where America's racism really is—and that's in their own home communities; America's racism is among their own fellow whites. That's where the sincere whites who really mean to accomplish something have got to work. Aside

The greatest single reason for [the] Christian church's failure . . . is its failure to combat racism.

If I weren't out here every day battling the white man, I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity - because you can hardly mention anything I'm not curious about.

As testimony to the power of redemption and the force of human personality, the autobiography of Malcolm X is a revelation.

As the senses naturally belong to the body, and the desires and affections to the soul, so do the dogmata to the understanding.

God's law is 'right reason.' When perfectly understood it is called 'wisdom.' When applied by government in regulating human relations it is called 'justice.

the rational treatment of any subject ought to take its start from definition, that readers may understand what the author is writing about.

Being socially retarded is like being mentally retarded, it arouses in others disgust and pity and the desire to torment and reform.

The television series has respected one of the axioms of the novel: no event is allowed into it that does not have a precedent in human history.

It would make me feel that I have power. But such a feeling would be an illusion, and too risky.

I will say you ... You can mean more than one. You can mean thousands. I'm not in immediate danger, I'll say to you. I'll pretend you can hear me. But its no good, because I know you can't.

The protector was her, the greater power was her, the Universe that took an interest was her as well; always her. "I love you," I said.