My whole effort for years might be described as an effort to fathom my own design, to explore my own channels, to discover my own ways…
I have at last discovered my own America, I believe I have found my language, I think I know my way.
And I shall wreak out my vision of this life, this way, this world and this America, to the top of my bent, to the height of my ability, but with unswerving devotion, integrity and purity of purpose that shall not be menaced, altered or weakened by anyone.
Thomas Wolfe
Letters, 1936.
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