Wallace Thurman Professions : Novelist Born : August 16, 1902 Died : December 22, 1934 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Wallace Thurman I cannot bear to associate with the ordinary run of people. I have to surround myself with individuals who for the most part are more than a trifle insane Wallace Thurman insane running people We are mere journeymen, planting seeds for someone else to harvest. Wallace Thurman novelists life people The Negro and all things negroid had become a fad, and Harlem had become a shrine to which feverish pilgrimages were in order . . . Seventh Avenue was the gorge into which Harlem cliff dwellers crowded to promenade. Wallace Thurman gorges shrines order If but a few live coals are found in a mountain of ashes, no one should be disappointed. Genius is a rare quality in this world, and there is no reason why it should be more ubiquitous among Blacks than Whites. Wallace Thurman mountain ashes quality Color prejudice and religion are akin in one respect. Some folks have it and some don't, and the kernel that is responsible for it is present in us all. Wallace Thurman responsible prejudice color Being a Negro writer these days is a racket and I'm going to make the most of it while it lasts. About twice a year I sell a story. It is acclaimed. I am a genius in the making. Thank God for this Negro literary renaissance. Long may it flourish Wallace Thurman thank-god long years Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
