Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Quote by Richard Wright

Topics: Heart Quotes, Punishment Quotes, Reality Quotes

The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.

The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.

I'd like to see the bay cleaned up before I die.

I'd like to see the bay cleaned up before I die.

I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an...

I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an...

Don't leave inferences to be drawn when evidence can be presented.

Don't leave inferences to be drawn when evidence can be presented.

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons.

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons.

It's becoming very much like 1979 again.

It's becoming very much like 1979 again.

Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a...

Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a...

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged...

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged...

I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an...

I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an...

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should...

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should...

Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated...

Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated...

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it...

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it...

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into...

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into...

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...

If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.

If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you...

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you...

So hungry I could eat a horse

So hungry I could eat a horse

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to...

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to...

My hopes are so high, that your kiss might kill me. So won't you kill...

My hopes are so high, that your kiss might kill me. So won't you kill...

Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood

Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.