Who said "It goes a long way back, some people say."?

This quote is attributed to Ralph Ellison.

It goes a long way back, some people say. - Ralph Ellison

"It goes a long way back, some people say."

Ralph Ellison History

Novelist American 1914–1994

"I am invisible, not because of any biochemical accident, but because of the peculiar disposition of the eyes of those with whom I come in contact."

"Without individuals we have no life."

"All sickness is not unto death, neither is imprisonment."

"America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."