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

“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.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).