I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom. I... was a stranger in a strange land, and my home after all was down in de old cabin quarter, wid de ole folks, and my brudders and sisters. But to dis solemn resolution I came; I was free, and dey should be free also; I would make a home for dem in de North, and de Lord helping me, I would bring dem all dere.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You know, when these New Negroes have their convention--that is going to be the chairman of the Committee on Unending Agitation. R...ace, race, race!... Damn, even the N double A C P takes a holiday sometimes!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Adolescents have the right to be themselves. The fact that you were the belle of the ball, the captain of the lacrosse team, the p...resident of your senior class, Phi Beta Kappa, or a political activist doesn't mean that your teenager will be or should be the same....Likewise, the fact that you were a wallflower, uncoordinated, and a C student shouldn't mean that you push your child to be everything you were not.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There's plenty men dat takes a wife lak dey do a joint uh sugar-cane. It's round, juicy an' sweet when dey gits it. But de squeeze... an' grind, squeeze an' grind an' wring tell dey wring every drop uh pleasure dat's in 'em out. When dey's satisfied dat dey is wrung dry, dey treats dem jes lak dey do a cane-chew. Dey throws 'em away. Dey knows whut dey is doin' while dey is at it, an hates theirselves fuh it but they keeps on hangin' after huh tell she's empty. Den dey hates huh fuh bein' a cane-chew an' in de way.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
One of the joys our technological civilisation has lost is the excitement with which seasonal flowers and fruits were welcomed; th...e first daffodil, strawberry or cherry are now things of the past, along with their precious moment of arrival. Even the tangerine--now a satsuma or clementine--appears de-pipped months before Christmas.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Hard times accounted in large part for the fact that the exposition was a financial disappointment in its first year, but Sally Ra...nd and her fan dancers accomplished what applied science had failed to do, and the exposition closed in 1934 with a net profit, which was donated to participating cultural institutions, excluding Sally Rand.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In a coign of the cliff between lowland and highland, At the sea-down's edge between windward and lee,... Walled round with rocks as an inland island, The ghost of a garden fronts the sea.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
His speech is a burning fire; With his lips he travaileth;... In his heart is a blind desire, In his eyes foreknowledge of death: He weaves, and is clothed with derision; Sows, and he shall not reap; His life is a watch or a vision Between a sleep and a sleep.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »