I was reared in the conservative atmosphere of a Methodist parsonage.
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We have always resented the natural inclination of most white people to demand spirituals the moment it is known that a Negro is about to sing. So often the request has seemed to savor of the feeling that we could do this and this alone.Countee Cullen
The play is done, the crowds depart and see That twisted tortured thing hung from a tree, Swart victim of a newer Calvary.
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My mother's life is puritan,
No hint of cavalier,
A pool so calm you're sure it can
Have little depth to fear.
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There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.' In order for a writer to succeed, I suggest three things - read and write - and wait.
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My poetry, I should think, has become the way of my giving out what music is within me.
Countee Cullen
I have no will to weep or sing,
No least desire to pray or curse;
The loss of love is a terrible thing;
They lie who say that death is worse.
Countee Cullen
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