Socially and politically, we seem to be living in dire times, worse times than in the past. But there were far worse horrors in our past. The writer's role is to be a truth sayer. I sincerely believe that each… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
In the interest of the ethical and moral health of the country, the writer, the poet, the artist, the thinker, must hold a mirror up his or her country and say, look, this is who we are, this is how… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
I've never considered soundtracks for what I write. Nor have I considered computer drawing or painting. As a painter, I'm still trying to perfect… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
The prospect of Hillary Clinton not winning the presidency opens up a vast dark hole, an unknown, beyond which it is impossible to know… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
My fiction is based on both my own experience transformed, altered, juggled and changed to suit the demands of composition, character, and plot. If… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
The writer writes about what happened in order to make it make sense, to put it in perspective, to turn it into art; and… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
Life can be unsettling. Writers have always gravitated to conflict, unhappiness and disturbing themes. We as readers would get bored pretty quickly if stories… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
Socially and politically, we seem to be living in dire times, worse times than in the past. But there were far worse horrors in… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
In the interest of the ethical and moral health of the country, the writer, the poet, the artist, the thinker, must hold a mirror… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
A muse is something that serves a poet well early in his or her career. In later years one writers out of one's own… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
Despite the obstacles of race and class, I was always taught that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to. African-American writers, for… — Clarence Major Copy Share Image
