"Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me about how I felt about Haiti. Then the camera went to our voodoo temple and saw a serious ceremony, a real ceremony."

-- Katherine Dunham

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“Gather up your fighting spirit or the disease will deafeat you!”
“I always wanted to have my own farm. I've never been able to achieve that. It's kinda tough.”
“When we're talking about the "American response" to any disaster, it's not just a government response, an official response, it's a popular response.”
“In the afternoon, they stopped to eat on a rocky outcrop. Perry brushed a kiss on her cheek while she was chewing, and she learned that it was the loveliest thing to be kissed for no reason, even while chewing food. It brightened the woods, and the never sky, and everything.”
“[The popular impression about some chemists is that] the aquafortis and the chlorine of the laboratories have as effectually bleached the poetry out of them, as they destroy the colours of tissues exposed to their action.”
“I resent the fact that people in places like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco believe that they should be able to tell us how to live our lives, operate our businesses, and what to do with the land that we love and cherish.”
“Ethanol doesn't burn cleaner than gasoline, nor is it cheaper.”
“Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock.”

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