Anne Spencer famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.
-- Anne Spencer

#Beautiful #Beach #Ocean
It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods; To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip, Or strut in the weakness of mere humanity, Or draw a line daring them to cross.
-- Anne Spencer

#Women #Humanity #Weakness
Heaven's Virginia when the year's at its Spring.
-- Anne Spencer

#Spring #Virginia #Years
I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting.
-- Anne Spencer

#Love Is #Interesting #Involved
Let me learn now where Beauty is; I was born to know her mysteries . . .
-- Anne Spencer

#Mystery #Born #Let Me
Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time?
-- Anne Spencer

#Prophet #Teach #New Things
Guilt pins a fig-leaf; Innocence is its own adorning.
-- Anne Spencer

#Guilt #Innocence #Figs

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying things to make it sound like it's hard, hard work, it's not. It's beautiful work. It's fun work. It's everything you'd ever want to do.
Leif's frown eased and he slid his finger under my chin and gently caressed my jaw line with the pad of his thumb. "Pagan,will you do me the honor of being my date for Homecoming Dance?The prospect of not being able to hold you in my arms all night is heartbreaking." Mirand sighed from across the table. "Okay,that was beautiful.Why didn't you ask me like that?"she asked Wyatt. Wyatt shot Leif an annoyed frown. "Thanks,buddy.Next time you decide to break out your romantic side,could you do it alone?
There's nobody living who couldn't stand all afternoon in front of a waterfall .... Anyone who can sit on a stone in a field awhile can see my painting. Nature is like parting a curtain, you go into it .... as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.
It's very hard to respect people on holiday - everybody looks so silly at the beach, it makes you hate humanity - but when you see people at their work they elicit respect, whether it's a mechanic, a stonemason or an accountant.
The sun was down, And all the west was paved with sullen fire. I cried, Behold! the barren beach of hell At ebb of tide.
I shall go the way of the open sea, To the lands I knew before you came, And the cool ocean breezes shall blow from me The memory of your name.
It struck me then how much the past - not just the past but history and family - was like the ocean tide. It was always the same ocean, but the waves made it fresh and new each time.
My biggest concern is always the students who are working toward a certain career - when they limit themselves to just that one option. They need to know that the world is huge - it's an ocean, and there are so many options. It's not the end of the world if they don't get to pursue an apparent childhood dream.
Haters are a drop in the ocean. Theres that much more love

Anne Spencer famous quotes

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