Kiese Laymon

 

“I don’t know what intelligence is. But this I do know, both from life and from literature: whenever you reduce human life to two plus two equals four, the human element within the human animal says, ‘I don’t give a damn.’ You can work on that basis, but the kids cannot. If you can show me how I can cling to that which is real to me, while teaching me a way into the larger society, then I will not only drop my defenses and my hostility, but I will sing your praises and help you to make the desert bear fruit.” — Ralph Ellison, What These Children Are Like

 

2 Responses to Kiese Laymon

  1. Jessie says:

    Michael Jackson helped invent swag. with his awkward lil’ self…

  2. momochi says:

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