Wallace Thurman - Infants of the spring (1932)

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I cannot bear to associate with the ordinary run of people. I have to surround myself with individuals who for the most part are more than a trifle insane

Wallace Thurman

Being a Negro writer these days is a racket and I'm going to make the most of it while it lasts. About twice a year I sell a story. It is acclaimed. I am a genius in the making. Thank God for this Negro literary renaissance. Long may it flourish

Wallace Thurman

Do you know, Steve, I'm sick of both whites and blacks? I'm sick of discussing the Negro problem, of having it thrust at me from every conversational nook and cranny. I'm sick of whites who think I can't talk about anything else, and of Negroes who think I shouldn't talk about anything else. I refuse to wail and lament... I get it from all sides.

Wallace Thurman

I may get moody and curse my fate, but so does any other human being with an ounce of intelligence.

Wallace Thurman