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Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: I cut my teeth as the black raccoonFor

I cut my teeth as the black raccoon
For implements of battle. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Peter Heller: He really your dad? Yes. On my father's

He really your dad? Yes. On my father's side. — Peter Heller

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Whatever lives is granted breath But by the

Whatever lives is granted breath But by the grace and sufferance of Death. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Phoebe Robinson: we do not choose our circumstances, the prejudices

we do not choose our circumstances, the prejudices that we inherit, or our privilege or lack of it. It — Phoebe Robinson

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Lord, I fashion dark gods, too,Daring even to

Lord, I fashion dark gods, too,
Daring even to give You
Dark despairing features — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: For we must be one thing or the

For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: All day long and all night through, One

All day long and all night through, One thing only must I do: Quench my pride and cool my blood, Lest I perish in the flood. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: The key to all strange things is in

The key to all strange things is in thy heart ... / My spirit has come home, that sailed the doubtful seas. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Man dreams that he is more than a

Man dreams that he is more than a leaf on a tree.'
-Leaves by Countee Cullen — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: I have a rendezvous with life.

I have a rendezvous with life. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: And if I please you so, my lover,Remember

And if I please you so, my lover,
Remember praise is comely. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: If I am going to be a poet

If I am going to be a poet at all, I am going to be POET and not NEGRO POET. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: I was reared in the conservative atmosphere of

I was reared in the conservative atmosphere of a Methodist parsonage. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: We were not made to eternally weep.

We were not made to eternally weep. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: In order for a writer to succeed, I

In order for a writer to succeed, I suggest three things - read and write - and wait. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: We shall not always plant while others reap

We shall not always plant while others reap — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: The night whose sable breast relieves the stark,White

The night whose sable breast relieves the stark,
White stars, is no less lovely being dark — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Nicki Minaj: May the Lord protect me as the world

May the Lord protect me as the world gets hectic. My voice projected, my life reflected. — Nicki Minaj

Countee Cullen Quotes By Tina Turner: Success in America - what I find with

Success in America - what I find with my homeland, nothing lasts very long. Europe is different. You're right there with them until you come back. — Tina Turner

Countee Cullen Quotes By George C. Marshall: I will give you the best I have.

I will give you the best I have. — George C. Marshall

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: So in the dark we hide the heart

So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By John Frankenheimer: I have gotten to a point in my

I have gotten to a point in my life where I don't want to have dinner with someone I don't like. — John Frankenheimer

Countee Cullen Quotes By Kristen Schaal: I prefer writing for myself to perform, I

I prefer writing for myself to perform, I guess. But if I had to choose, I'd rather perform in someone's movie than write a movie for someone else. — Kristen Schaal

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Dame Poverty gave me my name,And Pain godfathered

Dame Poverty gave me my name,
And Pain godfathered me. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Never love with all your heart, It only

Never love with all your heart, It only ends in aching. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Debasish Mridha: Get addicted to peace, talk about it all

Get addicted to peace, talk about it all day and may be all night. Drink it, live it and love it. It will change the world. — Debasish Mridha

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind

I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: My poetry, I think, has become the way

My poetry, I think, has become the way of my giving out what music is within me — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: There is no secret to success except hard

There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Soren Kierkegaard: When all combine in every way to make

When all combine in every way to make everything easier, people will want difficulty. I conceived it as my task to make difficulties everywhere. — Soren Kierkegaard

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Give but a grain of the heart's rich

Give but a grain of the heart's rich seed, Confine some under cover, And when love goes, bid him God-speed. And find another lover. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Yet do I marvel at this curious thing:

Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: To make a poet black, and bid him sing. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: What is last year's snow to me,Last year's

What is last year's snow to me,
Last year's anything? The tree
Budding yearly must forget
How its past arose or set — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Death cut the strings that gave me life,And

Death cut the strings that gave me life,
And handed me to Sorrow,
The only kind of middle wife
My folks could beg or borrow. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Your love to me was like an unread

Your love to me was like an unread book. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Martha Beck: Remember that it's okay to ask for help

Remember that it's okay to ask for help when you're stumped, because sometimes you really can't be expected to handle everything alone. — Martha Beck

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: The loss of love is a terrible thing;

The loss of love is a terrible thing; They lie who say that death is worse. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Barry England: Tomorrow will be better.' It was already tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be better.' It was already tomorrow. — Barry England

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Not for myself I make this prayer, But

Not for myself I make this prayer, But for this race of mine That stretches forth from shadowed places Dark hands for bread and wine. — Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen Quotes By Countee Cullen: Ever at Thy glowing altar Must my heart

Ever at Thy glowing altar Must my heart grow sick and falter, Wishing He I served were black. — Countee Cullen