Creating Quote by Chester Himes

“Man cannot live without some knowledge of the purpose of life. If he can find no purpose in life he creates one in the inevitability of death.”

Chester Himes

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I grew to manhood in the Ohio State Penitentiary.

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When you get to mixing sex and religion, it will make anybody crazy.

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