The cross the preacher had told him about was bloody, not flaming; meek, not militant. It had made him feel awe and wonder, not fear and panic. It had made him want to kneel and cry, but this cross made him want to curse and kill. - Richard Wright
If a man confessed anything on his death bed, it was the truth; for no man could stare death in the face and lie. - Richard Wright
If you posses enough courage to speak out what you are, you will find that you are not alone. - Richard Wright
there are times when life's ends are so raveled that reason and sense cry out that we stop and gather them together again before we can proceed - Richard Wright
....I wondered if there had been a more corroding and devastating attack upon the personalities of men than the idea of racial discrimination. - Richard Wright