Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise.

Quote by Gwendolyn Brooks

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I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I...

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I...

Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to...

Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to...

Poetry is life distilled.

Poetry is life distilled.

Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to...

Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to...

I've always thought of myself as a reporter.

I've always thought of myself as a reporter.

What I'm fighting for now in my work... for an expression relevant to all manner...

What I'm fighting for now in my work... for an expression relevant to all manner...

A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is...

A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is...

We are each other's magnitude and bond.

We are each other's magnitude and bond.

When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand,...

When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand,...

When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them...

When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them...

Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I...

Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I...

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.

I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.