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. Charles Bartlett Johnson More Quotes by Charles Bartlett Johnson More Quotes From Charles Bartlett Johnson Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have. Charles Bartlett Johnson refuge writing integrity My writing is a lens into the possibilities of the American experience. Charles Bartlett Johnson lenses possibility writing I found my way to make my peace with the recent past by turning it into WORD. Charles Bartlett Johnson found way past All art points to others with whom the writer argues about what is . . . He must have models with which to agree . . . or outright oppose . . . for Nature seems to remain silence. Charles Bartlett Johnson silence arguing art
