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William Christopher Handy

"You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down."

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"You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down."

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"The proper stuff of fiction does not exist everything is the proper stuff of fiction every feeling every thought every quality of brain and spirit is drawn upon no perception comes amiss. And if we can imagine the art of fiction come alive and standing in our midst she would undoubtedly bid us break her and bully her as well as honour and love her for so her youth is renewed and her sovereignty assured."

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"Be an artist in everything you do."

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"I have always noticed that in portraits of really great writers the mouth is always firmly closed."

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"The writing of somemenis like a vast bridgethat carries youoverthe many thingsthat claw and tear.The Wine of Forever."

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"Music gives life to the soul."

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"In my view, the novelist has no right to express his opinions on the things of this world. In creating, he must imitate God: do his job and then shut up."

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"Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art."

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"There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the real meanings of a work of art."

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"The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day."
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"I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee."
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"Nature was my kindergarten."
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"My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me."
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"Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed."
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