It is brave to be involved.
GWENDOLYN BROOKSDo not be afraid of no, Who has so far, so very far to go.
More Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes
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One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers.
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People are so in need, in need of help. People want so much that they do not know.
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Even if you are not ready for day it cannot always be night.
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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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This is the urgency: Live! and have your blooming in the noise of the whirlwind.
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With melted opals for my milk, Pearl-leaf for my cracker.
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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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I like the concentration, the crush; I like working with language, as others like working with clay, or notes.
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The poetry is myself.
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Sometimes you have to deal / Devilishly with drowning men in order to swim them to shore.
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Be yourself. Don’t imitate other poets. You are as important as they are.
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What, what am I to do with all of this life?
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Do not be afraid of no, Who has so far, so very far to go.
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Poetry is life distilled.
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When I start writing a poem, I don’t think about models or about what anybody else in the world has done.
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