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Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes

Even if you are not ready for day it cannot always be night Picture Quote #1

I think it must be lonely to be God. Nobody loves a master. No Picture Quote #1

Be yourself. Don’t imitate other poets. You are as important as they are Picture Quote #1

Reading is important - read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything Picture Quote #1

Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars Picture Quote #1

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon Picture Quote #1

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Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love Picture Quote #1

Beware the easy griefs / that fool and fuel nothing Picture Quote #1

I think there are things for all of us to do as long as we’re here and we’re healthy Picture Quote #1

We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond Picture Quote #1

Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise Picture Quote #1

The poetry is myself Picture Quote #1

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The music is in minors Picture Quote #1

Life for my child is simple, and is good Picture Quote #1

Don’t let anyone call you a minority if you’re black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You’re not less than anybody else Picture Quote #1

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home Picture Quote #1

I am interested in telling my particular truth as I have seen it Picture Quote #1

I who have gone the gamut from an almost angry rejection of my dark skin by some of my brainwashed brothers and sisters to a surprised queenhood in the new Black sunam qualified to enter at least the kindergarten of new consciousness now... I have hopes for myself Picture Quote #1

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Poetry is life distilled Picture Quote #1

I don’t like the idea of the black race being diluted out of existence. I like the idea of all of us being here Picture Quote #1

Don’t let anyone call you a minority if you’re black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You’re not less than anybody else Picture Quote #1

We don’t ask a flower any special reason for its existence. We just look at it and are able to accept it as being something different from ourselves Picture Quote #1

The forties and fifties were years of high poet-incense; the language-flowers were thickly sweet. Those flowers whined and begged white folks to pick them, to find them lovable. Then the 60s: Independent fire! Picture Quote #1

Be careful what you swallow. Chew! Picture Quote #1

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First fight. Then fiddle Picture Quote #1

I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker Picture Quote #1

I’ve always thought of myself as a reporter Picture Quote #1

We are each other’s magnitude and bond Picture Quote #1

Each body has its art Picture Quote #1

It is brave to be involved. To be not fearful to be unresolved Picture Quote #1

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Even if you are not ready for day it cannot always be night (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) I think it must be lonely to be God. Nobody loves a master. No. (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Be yourself. Don’t imitate other poets. You are as important as they are (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Reading is important - read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Beware the easy griefs / that fool and fuel nothing (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) I think there are things for all of us to do as long as we’re here and we’re healthy (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond. (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) The poetry is myself (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) The music is in minors (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Life for my child is simple, and is good (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Don’t let anyone call you a minority if you’re black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You’re not less than anybody else (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) I am interested in telling my particular truth as I have seen it (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) I who have gone the gamut from an almost angry rejection of my dark skin by some of my brainwashed brothers and sisters to a surprised queenhood in the new Black sunam qualified to enter at least the kindergarten of new consciousness now... I have hopes for myself (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Poetry is life distilled (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) I don’t like the idea of the black race being diluted out of existence. I like the idea of all of us being here. (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Don’t let anyone call you a minority if you’re black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You’re not less than anybody else. (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) We don’t ask a flower any special reason for its existence. We just look at it and are able to accept it as being something different from ourselves. (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) The forties and fifties were years of high poet-incense; the language-flowers were thickly sweet. Those flowers whined and begged white folks to pick them, to find them lovable. Then the 60s: Independent fire! (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Be careful what you swallow. Chew! (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) First fight. Then fiddle (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) I’ve always thought of myself as a reporter (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) We are each other’s magnitude and bond (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) Each body has its art (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes) It is brave to be involved. To be not fearful to be unresolved (Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes)

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