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Quotation from Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.”

Ralph Ellison (spoken by The narrator)

Invisible Man, Prologue, first paragraph (Random House, 1952)

The narrator explains that his invisibility is a matter of how others look at him, not of any bodily condition.

Citation: "I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." — Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Prologue, first paragraph (Random House, 1952). (id invisible-man-q2)

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