Week 69 of our regular morning feature here at Friedman of the Plains Worldwide in which we highlight the great words and works of great men and women, as well as those who are insufferable, delusional, and even fictional.
This week Richard Wright
“I had written a book of short stories which was published under the title of "Uncle Tom's Children.” When the review of that book began to appear, I realized that I had made an awful naive mistake. I found that I had written a book which even bankers' daughters could read and weep over and feel good about. I swore to myself that if I ever wrote another book, no one would weep over it; that it would be so hard and deep that they would have to face it without the consolation of tears.” — Bigger Thomas
I'm actually puzzled by this one. Moving a large readership to tears seems like the best measure of success.
Whoa, that’s powerful