Zora Neale Hurston

Those that don't got it, can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it.

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.

It is one of the blessings of this world that few people see visions and dream dreams.

No man may make another free.

No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.

A thing is mighty big when time and distance cannot shrink it.

Gods always behave like the people who make them.

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.

Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.

Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.

The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.

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.

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.