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American straightforwardness is almost as disarming as Americans invariably think it is.

Lorraine Hansberry

I happen to believe that most people – and this is where I differ from many of my contemporaries, or at least as they express themselves – I think that virtually every human being is dramatically interesting. Not only is he dramatically interesting, he is a creature of stature whoever he is.
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Believe People Thinking
That’s what being eccentric means–being natural.
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Eccentric Mean Natural
I was born black and female.
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African American Black Female
I wish to live because life has within it that which is good, that which is beautiful, and that which is love.
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Beautiful Wish
Ah, I like the look of packing crates! A household in preparation for a journey! … Something full of the flow of life, do you understand? Movement, progress…
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Journey Moving Preparation
What you ain’t never understood is that I ain’t got nothing, don’t own nothing, ain’t never really wanted nothing that wasn’t for you. There ain’t nothing as precious to me…There ain’t nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else–
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Dream Holding Wanted
Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so – doubly dynamic – to be young, gifted and black.
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Black Gifted Young
Everybody talking ’bout heaven ain’t going there!
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Heaven Talking
I want to fly! I want to touch the sun!” “Finish your eggs first.
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Eggs First Want
I look at you and I see the final triumph of stupidity in the world!
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Finals Stupidity Triumph
Do I remain a revolutionary? Intellectually — without a doubt. But am I prepared to give my body to the struggle or even my comforts? This is what I puzzle about.
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Doubt Giving Struggle
Children see things very well sometimes and idealists even better.
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Acceptance Children Inspirational
Sometimes, I can see the future stretched out in front of me – just as plain as day. The future hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Future Sometimes Waiting
Once upon a time freedom used to be life-now it’s money. I guess the world really do change.
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Once Upon A Time Used World
There may be women to emerge who will be able to formulate a new and possible concept that homosexual persecution and condemnation has at its roots not only social ignorance, but a philosophically active anti-feminist dogma.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Feminist Ignorance Roots
I think that the glorious thing about the human race is that it does change the world — constantly. The world or ‘life’ may seem to more often overwhelm the human being’s capacity for struggling against being overwhelmed which is remarkable and exhilarating.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Race Struggle Thinking

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