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Gwendolyn Brooks quotes

American Poet June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000

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I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge. Gwendolyn Brooks
Say to them, say to the down-keepers, the sun-slappers, the self-soilers, the harmony-hushers,"Even if you are not ready for dayit cannot always be night."You will be right. For that is the hard home-run. Live not for battles won. Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live in the along. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "Reading is important - read between the lines. Don't swallow..."
Reading is important - read between the lines. Don't swallow everything. Gwendolyn Brooks
Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop? Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.And be it gash or gold..."
Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.And be it gash or gold it will not comeAgain in this identical disguise. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or..."
Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "One reason that cats are happier than people is that they have..."
One reason that cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers. Gwendolyn Brooks
When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them that they're less than somebody else. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "Writing is a delicious agony."
Writing is a delicious agony. Gwendolyn Brooks
Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "First fight. Then fiddle."
First fight. Then fiddle. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "I've always thought of myself as a reporter."
I've always thought of myself as a reporter. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "We are each other's magnitude and bond."
We are each other's magnitude and bond. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "I shall create! If not a note, a hole./If not an overture, a..."
I shall create! If not a note, a hole./If not an overture, a desecration. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker."
I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker. Gwendolyn Brooks

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