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> [If but a few live coals are found in a mountain of ashes, no one should be disappointed. Genius is a rare quality in this world, and there is no reason why it should be more ubiquitous among Blacks than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/if-but-a-few-live-coals-are-found-in-a-mountain-of-ashes-no-one/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

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## More by Wallace Thurman

> [I cannot bear to associate with the ordinary run of people. I have to surround myself with individuals who for the most part are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/i-cannot-bear-to-associate-with-the-ordinary-run-of-people-i-have-to/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

> [The Negro and all things negroid had become a fad, and Harlem had become a shrine to which feverish pilgrimages were in order .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/the-negro-and-all-things-negroid-had-become-a-fad-and-harlem-had/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

> [Color prejudice and religion are akin in one respect. Some folks have it and some don't, and the kernel that is responsible for it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/color-prejudice-and-religion-are-akin-in-one-respect-some-folks-have/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

> [If but a few live coals are found in a mountain of ashes, no one should be disappointed. Genius is a rare quality in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/if-but-a-few-live-coals-are-found-in-a-mountain-of-ashes-no-one/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

> [We are mere journeymen, planting seeds for someone else to harvest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/we-are-mere-journeymen-planting-seeds-for-someone-else-to-harvest/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

> [“Beloved, we join hands here to pray for gin. An aridity defiles us. Our innards thirst for the juice of juniper. Something must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/beloved-we-join-hands-here-to-pray-for-gin-an-aridity-defiles-us-our/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

> [Being a Negro writer these days is a racket and I'm going to make the most of it while it lasts. About twice a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-thurman/being-a-negro-writer-these-days-is-a-racket-and-i-m-going-to-make-the/)

[Wallace Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-thurman/)

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