Invisible Man' holds such an honored place in African-American literature that Ralph Ellison didn't have to write anything else to break bread with the remembered dead. But he did try to go on, because if a writer has done one great thing, then the pressures to do another are intense.
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"Invisible Man' holds such an honored place in African-American literature that Ralph Ellison didn't have to write anything else to break bread with the remembered dead. But he did try to go on, because if a writer has done one great thing, then the pressures to do another are intense." — Darryl Pinckney
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Invisible Man' holds such an honored place in African-American literature that Ralph Ellison didn't have to write anything else to break bread with the remembered dead. But he did try to go on, because if a writer has done one great thing, then the pressures to do another are intense. — Darryl Pinckney
About Darryl Pinckney
Darryl Pinckney was a Novelist from United States (1953–present).
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This quote is attributed to Darryl Pinckney, a Novelist from United States.
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Darryl Pinckney lived from 1953 – present.