Peace We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark They could not see Who had gained The victory.
LANGSTON HUGHESI did not believe political directives could be successfully applied to creative writing . . . not to poetry or fiction, which to be valid had to express as truthfully as possible the individual emotions and reactions of the writer.
More Langston Hughes Quotes
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.
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It has seemed to me that most people are generally good, in every race and in every country where I have been.
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There is no color line in art.
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?
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Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
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Life is a system of half-truths and lies, Opportunistic, convenient evasion.
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I wish the rent Was heaven sent.
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I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank.
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Hang yourself, poet, in your own words. Otherwise, you are dead.
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Looks like what drives me crazy Don’t have no effect on you– But I’m gonna keep on at it Till it drives you crazy, too.
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Words Like Freedom There are words like Freedom Sweet and wonderful to say. On my heartstrings freedom sings All day everyday. There are words like Liberty That almost make me cry. If you had known what I know You would know why.
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Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt Like snow.
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Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying.
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LIBERTY! FREEDOM! DEMOCRACY! True anyhow no matter how many Liars use those words.
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We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.
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