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 HURSTONJanie looked down on him and felt a self-crushing love. So her soul crawled out from its hiding place.
More Zora Neale Hurston Quotes
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The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.
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Mystery is the essence of divinity
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I will fight for my country, but I will not lie for her.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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Night came walking through Egypt swishing her black dress.
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It was the meanest moment of eternity.
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Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them.
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She stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her.
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Those that don’t got it, can’t show it. Those that got it, can’t hide it.
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You heard me. You ain’t blind.
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Half Gods are worshipped with wine and Flowers. Real Gods require Blood.
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An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.
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Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.
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He looked like the love thoughts of women.
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Truth is a letter from courage!
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