You heard me. You ain’t blind.
ZORA NEALE HURSTONMama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at the sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
More Zora Neale Hurston Quotes
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If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.
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No, I do not weep at the world. I’m too busy sharpening my oyster knife.
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Some people could look at a mud puddle and see an ocean with ships.
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He looked like the love thoughts of women.
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Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.
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So her soul crawled out from its hiding place.
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If you’re silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.
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It was funny if you looked at it right quick, but it got pitiful if you thought about it awhile.
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My head was full of misty fumes of doubt.
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There are years that ask questions and years that answer.
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I love myself when I am laughing. And then again when I am looking mean and impressive.
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Nothing that God ever made is the same thing to more than one person.
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An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done ‘heard’ bout you just what they hope done happened.
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One finds great comfort in good dinners.
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And I can’t die easy thinking maybe the menfolks white or black is making a spit cup out of you. Have some sympathy for me. Put me down easy, Janie, I’m a cracked plate.
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