Langston Hughes Quotes.

1. "Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly."
- Quote by Langston Hughes

2. "Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby."
- Quote by Langston Hughes

3. "I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank."
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4. "Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love. I like to work, read, learn, and understand life."
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5. "I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go."
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6. "I loved my friend He went away from me There's nothing more to say The poem ends, Soft as it began- I loved my friend."
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7. "I stay cool, and dig all jive, That's the way I stay alive. My motto, as I live and learn, is Dig and be dug In return."
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8. "Folks, I'm telling you, birthing is hard and dying is mean- so get yourself a little loving in between."
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9. "Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows, Help us to see That without the dust the rainbow Would not be."
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10. "I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America."
- Quote by Langston Hughes