Charles Bartlett Johnson Quotes & Sayings

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

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

My writing is a lens into the possibilities of the American experience. — Charles Bartlett Johnson

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have. — Charles Bartlett Johnson

I found my way to make my peace with the recent past by turning it into WORD. — Charles Bartlett Johnson