So she sat on the porch and watched the moon rise. Soon its amber fluid was drenching the earth, and quenching the thirst of the day.
ZORA NEALE HURSTONSo her soul crawled out from its hiding place.
More Zora Neale Hurston Quotes
-
-
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 -
People can be slave ships in shoes.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
Half Gods are worshipped with wine and Flowers. Real Gods require Blood.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
It was the meanest moment of eternity.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
When one is too old for love, one finds great comfort in good dinners.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
One finds great comfort in good dinners.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
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 -
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
The spirit of the marriage left the bedroom and took to living in the parlor.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
He was the average mortal. It troubled him to get used to the world one way and then suddenly have it turn different.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON -
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
ZORA NEALE HURSTON