For now I had begun to believe, despite all the talk of sci… - Ralph Ellison

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For now I had begun to believe, despite all the talk of science around me, that there was a magic in spoken words.

Ralph Ellison

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Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer and academic known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.

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There must be possible a fiction which,
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It was unbelievable, but perhaps only the unbelievable could be believed. Perhaps the truth was always a lie. Perhaps,

Meaning grows in the mind, but the shape and form of the act remains.

For now I had begun to believe, despite all the talk of science around me, that there was a magic in spoken words. - Ralph Ellison

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