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Honey, de white man is de ruler of everything as fur as Ah been able tuh find out. Maybe it’s some place way off in de ocean where de black man is in power, but we don’t know nothin’ but what we see.

Zora Neale Hurston

If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Feeling Goodness Pay Understand Yourself
There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Human Yourself
One finds great comfort in good dinners.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Comfort Food Goodness Greatness Oneself
An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Deep Heart
My sense of humor will always stand in the way of my seeing myself, my family, my race or my nation as the whole intent of the universe.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Family Humor Myself Nation See
The sun had become a light yellow yolk and was walking with red legs across the sky.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Light Sun Walk
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.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Black Death Easy Myself
It was funny if you looked at it right quick, but it got pitiful if you thought about it awhile.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Funny Quick Right
When one is too old for love, one finds great comfort in good dinners.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Dinner Goodness Greatness Love Old Oneself
Some people could look at a mud puddle and see an ocean with ships.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Fantasy Imagination Ocean People See
Mama 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.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Children Herself Opportunity
There are years that ask questions and years that answer.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Deep Philosophy
Half Gods are worshipped with wine and Flowers. Real Gods require Blood.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Flower God Reality Wine
Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Distance Man
No, I do not weep at the world. I’m too busy sharpening my oyster knife.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Myself World
No hour is ever eternity, but it has its right to weep.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON

Forever Right

Honey, de white man is de ruler of everything as fur as Ah been able tuh find out. Maybe it’s some place way off in de ocean where de black man is in power, but we don’t know nothin’ but what we see.

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Honey, de white man is de ruler of everything as fur as Ah been able tuh find out. Maybe it’s some place way off in de ocean where de black man is in power, but we don’t know nothin’ but what we see.

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