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	"The '40s and '50s were years of high poetincense; the language-flowers were thickly sweet. Those flowers whined and begged white folks to pick them, to find them lovable. Then the '60s: Independent fire!" - -- Gwendolyn Brooks

Top 5 quotes from Gwendolyn Brooks

"Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home."
"I've always thought of myself as a reporter."
"Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop?"
"We are each other's magnitude and bond."
"The '40s and '50s were years of high poetincense; the language-flowers were thickly sweet. Those flowers whined and begged white folks to pick them, to find them lovable. Then the '60s: Independent fire!"

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