Joseph and his mother come from the black kings who were before the white man.
– Peter Abrahams
Many have changed so much that they have lost the magic of the dream that carried them on their own bootstraps.
– Peter Abrahams
The words dripped on my consciousness, sank into my being, and carried me away to the magic long ago of once upon a time.
– Peter Abrahams
There are three kinds of people: White people, Colored people, and Black people.
– Peter Abrahams
To get where you want to go you can't only do what you like.
– Peter Abrahams
With Shakespeare and poetry, a new world was born. New dreams, new desires, a self consciousness was born. I desired to know to know myself in terms of the new standards set by these books.
– Peter Abrahams
You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, their history, their culture, and their values.