It is brave to be involved.
GWENDOLYN BROOKSI think it must be lonely to be God. Nobody loves a master. No.
More Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes
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Art is a refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.
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Goodness begins simply with the fact of life itself.
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Each body has its art.
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I swear to keep the dead upon my mind, / Disdain for all time to be overglad.
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There can be no whiter whiteness than this one: An insurance man’s shirt on its morning run.
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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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Be yourself. Don’t imitate other poets. You are as important as they are.
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Beware the easy griefs / that fool and fuel nothing.
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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.
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One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers.
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We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.
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Do not be afraid of no, Who has so far, so very far to go.
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With melted opals for my milk, Pearl-leaf for my cracker.
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We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.
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Poetry is life distilled.
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