‘In a Time of Destruction, Create Something’ — Maxine Hong Kingston Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Oversized Tee

“In a time of destruction, create something.” Maxine Hong Kingston wrote this after a 1991 firestorm took her Oakland house and the only draft of her book-in-progress. Rebuilding both, she turned the loss into an instruction, published in 2003’s The Fifth Book of Peace: when the world comes apart, the answer is to make one thing that holds.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).