History is written by winners. Alex Haley More Quotes by Alex Haley More Quotes From Alex Haley Brown people wouldn't speak to someone who was black. Alex Haley black speak people Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years. Alex Haley appreciate writing years If you go back to before mankind came out of the cave, there was hatred. Alex Haley mankind caves hatred Tying the little folks with the older folks is a great and powerful tool to preserve and to protect the family and the individual. Alex Haley powerful tools littles My parents were teachers and they went out of their way to see to it that I had books. We grew up in a home that was full of books. And so I learned to read. I loved to read. Alex Haley home teacher book I know that statistically, it has been proven that there is a tremendous amount of black on black crime within the inner cities. Alex Haley crime black cities I suppose that it was inevitable that my word-base broadened. I could now for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book was saying. Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. Let me tell you something: from then until I left that prison, in every free moment I had, if I was not reading in the library, I was reading in my bunk. You couldn’t have gotten me out of my books with a wedge...Months passed without my even thinking about being imprisoned. In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life. Alex Haley reading book thinking I think one of the most fascinating things you can do after you learn about your own people is to study something about the history and culture of other people. Alex Haley culture people thinking Raw, naked truth exchanged between the black man and the white man is what a whole lot more of is needed in this country - to clear the air of the racial mirages, cliches, and lies that this country's very atmosphere has been filled with for four hundred years. Alex Haley men country lying The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle. Alex Haley hustle remember world Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people. Alex Haley my-family roots people Every death is like the burning of a library. Alex Haley library burning inspirational We all suffer. If a man's wise, he learns from it. Alex Haley suffering wise men Unless we learn from history, we are destined to repeat it. This is no longer merely an academic exercise, but may contain our worlds fate and our destiny. Alex Haley fate wisdom exercise It's always intrigued me that amidst the group called slaves there were individuals who were extremely able, who were extremely colorful, who were powerful personalities, who by no means fit the usual images of slaves. They were people who, through their personalities and abilities, were very respected in the community where they lived by both black and white. Alex Haley black-and-white powerful mean I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that one becomes more successful than the others doesn't make me love the less successful one any less. Alex Haley successful book children My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall. Alex Haley roots yellow men That's what happens with writing. Ingredients bubble and cook. Material becomes substance. Alex Haley ingredients substance writing I don't know anywhere in the world where there is not racism against somebody. Alex Haley racism knows world Racism and hatred are synonymous. Alex Haley hatred racism
