Zora Neale Hurston Quotes

Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
American Dramatist
Born: Jan 7, 1891
Died: Jan 28, 1960
Good Love Make Man People You
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Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me. Zora Neale Hurston
Angry Me Sometimes Pleasure Merely Feel Beyond Make Does How Discriminated Deny Any Against Themselves Company
The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell. Zora Neale Hurston
Future Past Inside Had Shell Egg Laid Present
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
Good You Feeling Pay Other Folks Abuse Misunderstanding Doing Want Then Good Feeling Things
I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife. Zora Neale Hurston
World I Am Busy Too Weep Knife Sharpening Oyster Am
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear. Zora Neale Hurston
Anger Fear Beast Drive Broom Off Grab
Those that don't got it, can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it. Zora Neale Hurston
Hide Those Got Show
Anybody depending on somebody else's gods is depending on a fox not to eat chickens. Zora Neale Hurston
Somebody Else Eat Chickens Gods Depending Anybody Fox
I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands. Zora Neale Hurston
Harp Out Wrapped Kitchen Pots Sorrow Been Mountain Hands Stood Then Sword Rainbows
The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor. Zora Neale Hurston
Great Nature Man Honor Always Held Who
It's no use of talking unless people understand what you say. Zora Neale Hurston
You People Unless Say Talking Understand Use
Gods always behave like the people who make them. Zora Neale Hurston
People Like Make Always Behave Gods Them Who
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
Opportunity Every Sun Would Least Off Jump Mama Get Children Land Might Ground Her Every Opportunity
It costs you something to do good! Zora Neale Hurston
Good You Something Costs
It was a weak spot in any nation to have a large body of disaffected people within its confusion. Zora Neale Hurston
People Confusion Nation Weak Within Spot Any Body Large
Nothing that God ever made is the same thing to more than one person. That is natural. Zora Neale Hurston
God Natural Made Same Thing Nothing More Than Person Same Ever Thing
The Haitian people are gentle and lovable except for their enormous and unconscious cruelty. Zora Neale Hurston
People Cruelty Enormous Except Unconscious Haitian Gentle Lovable
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. Zora Neale Hurston
Friendship Morning Me You Worth Coffee Trouble Live Seems Bear Like Without Lot Friends Get Trying After Cream Then Much Your Whole
Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. Zora Neale Hurston
Man Wish Every Distance Ships Board
Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much. Zora Neale Hurston
Love Singing Impress Enough Everybody Though Neighbors Find Like Very May Being Themselves Much Satisfy
People can be slave-ships in shoes. Zora Neale Hurston
People Shoes
Gods always love the people who make em. Zora Neale Hurston
Love People Make Always Gods Who
I regret all of my books. Zora Neale Hurston
Regret Books
I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump. Zora Neale Hurston
Love Made Fall Parachute Jump Did Just
There is something about poverty that smells like death. Zora Neale Hurston
Death Poverty About Something Like Smells
So the brother in black offers to these United States the source of courage that endures, and laughter. Zora Neale Hurston
Courage Laughter Black States Brother Source Offers Endures United United States

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