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Happy birthday, Langston Hughes (born February 1, 1902)

macrolit:

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.

macrolit:

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Only dogs and bikers know how great this feels.

No matter how much you feed the wolf, he keeps looking at the forest.
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I think you know you’ve found someone special when you meet them for the first time, and it feels like you’re just picking up where you left off. You kind of look at them and think
“Where the hell did you come from? Where the hell have you been?”
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Morticia Addams (via thatkindofwoman)
Great spirits have often overcome violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein   (via thatkindofwoman)

One of my favorites

Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

Shel Silverstein  (via thatkindofwoman)

Great Man