The calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss.
LANGSTON HUGHESLove is a naked shadow, On a gnarled and naked tree.
More Langston Hughes Quotes
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Politics can be the graveyard of the poet. And only poetry can be his resurrection.
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I am a Negro: Black as the night is black, Black like the depths of my Africa.
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Life is an egg you have to be patient and careful with it or it will break.
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For my best poems were all written when I felt the worst. When I was happy, I didn’t write anything.
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I wish the rent Was heaven sent.
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One of the great difficulties about being a member of a minority race is that so many kindhearted, well-meaning bores gather around to help.
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The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain.
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Gather up In the arms of your love—Those who expect No love from above.
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Road’s in front o’ me, Nothin’ to do but walk.
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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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We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased we are glad. If they aren?t it doesn?t matter.
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Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
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Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed – Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above.
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I do not want no pretty woman. First thing you know, you fall in love with her-then you got to kill somebody about her. She’ll make you so jealous, you’ll bust!
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Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it.
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