Goodness begins simply with the fact of life itself.
GWENDOLYN BROOKSAnd if sun comes how shall we greet him? shall we not dread him, shall we not fear him after so lengthy a session with shade?
More Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes
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I think there are things for all of us to do as long as we’re here and we’re healthy.
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And if sun comes how shall we greet him? shall we not dread him, shall we not fear him after so lengthy a session with shade?
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Each body has its art.
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Be yourself. Don’t imitate other poets. You are as important as they are.
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The music is in minors.
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Life for my child is simple, and is good.
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Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.
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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.
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I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.
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Reading is important – read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything.
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Good health is a duty to yourself, to your contemporaries, to your inheritors, to the progress of the world.
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It is brave to be involved. To be not fearful to be unresolved.
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It is brave to be involved.
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Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.
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To be in love Is to touch things with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well.
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