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> [Black life is ambiguous, and a kaleidoscope of meanings, rich, multi-sided . . . we have frozen our vision in figures that caricature, at best the complexity of our lives and leave the real artistic chore of interpretation unfinished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bartlett-johnson/black-life-is-ambiguous-and-a-kaleidoscope-of-meanings-rich-multi/)

[Charles Bartlett Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bartlett-johnson/)

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## More by Charles Bartlett Johnson

> [I found my way to make my peace with the recent past by turning it into WORD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bartlett-johnson/i-found-my-way-to-make-my-peace-with-the-recent-past-by-turning-it/)

[Charles Bartlett Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bartlett-johnson/)

> [Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bartlett-johnson/writing-is-my-refuge-it-s-where-i-go-it-s-where-i-find-that-integrity/)

[Charles Bartlett Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bartlett-johnson/)

> [My writing is a lens into the possibilities of the American experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bartlett-johnson/my-writing-is-a-lens-into-the-possibilities-of-the-american-experience/)

[Charles Bartlett Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bartlett-johnson/)

> [All art points to others with whom the writer argues about what is . . . He must have models with which to agree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bartlett-johnson/all-art-points-to-others-with-whom-the-writer-argues-about-what-is-he/)

[Charles Bartlett Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bartlett-johnson/)

> [Black life is ambiguous, and a kaleidoscope of meanings, rich, multi-sided . . . we have frozen our vision in figures that caricature, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bartlett-johnson/black-life-is-ambiguous-and-a-kaleidoscope-of-meanings-rich-multi/)

[Charles Bartlett Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bartlett-johnson/)

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