Politics can be the graveyard of the poet. And only poetry can be his resurrection. — Langston Hughes
Through my grandmother’s stories always life moved, moved heroically toward an end. — Langston Hughes
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you. — Langston Hughes
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. — Langston Hughes
Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. — Langston Hughes
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. — Langston Hughes
Negroes – sweet and docile, meek, humble, and kind: beware the day – they change their mind. — Langston Hughes