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> [“Beloved, we join hands here to pray for gin. An aridity defiles us. Our innards thirst for the juice of juniper. Something must be done. The drought threatens to destroy us. Surely, God who let manna fall from the heavens…](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/)

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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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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