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Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge.

Gwendolyn Brooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: June 7, 1917 - December 3, 2000

Topics

Challenge Writing Go Never Write

I'm not embarrassed by any of my music. I'll even own up to the old Backstreet Boys albums.

Music Old Up Own Embarrassed Even

Teenage readers also have a different relationship with the authors whose work they value than adult readers do. I loved Toni Morrison, but I don't have any desire to follow her on Twitter. I just want to read her books.

Work Relationship Value Loved Desire

I was lucky to have parents and people who believed in me.

Parents People Me Lucky Who

The people who can step up my experience are those who have a common set of experiences with people I know. Think about it. How often did a total stranger come into your life to make your evening better? Not very often. But the friend of your friend? That happens all the time.

Life Friend Time Experience Step

It's a survival thing. I don't do anything to be artistic or just because I like it.

Survival Just Because Anything Just

Nature governs man by no principle more fixed than that which leads him to pursue his interest.

Nature Man More Him Pursue Interest

My experience of my father's death was that it was still taboo; nobody would meet me after my father died because they didn't know what to say.

Father Experience Death Me Say Meet

We make two mistakes about the ancient world. One is to assume they were better than us - that, for instance, the ancient Olympics didn't involve money-making. The opposite mistake, and just as common, is to think our Olympics are much more civilised than ancient sporting competitions. Neither is true.

Mistakes Mistake World Think Better

Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life.

Life Forgiveness Power You Sin Your

Young men feel they have much to prove; older men, as a very general rule, tend to feel more comfortable in their skins.

Men Feel Young Comfortable Prove

In very general terms 'Top Of The Lake' is about good and evil. It's a deep dark mystery. It also deals with lots of fascinating human relationships, and it's also about the battle of the sexes.

Good Good And Evil Evil Deep Battle

Aging followed by death is the price we pay for the immortality of our genes. You find this information soul-killing; I find it thrilling, liberating.

Death Aging You Information Find

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