"Your presence was shore where I rested/ released from the hoodoo of that dance, where I spoke/ with my true voice again."

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Source : Robert Earl Hayden, Frederick Glaysher (1984). “Collected Prose”, p.153, University of Michigan Press

Robert Hayden

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“Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure.”
“After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.”
“Innovation distinguishes a leader from a follower.”
“We don't usually start out with a plot that we can pitch in two lines. We spend a year brainstorming and discussing ideas that are sometimes of a visual nature, sometimes just about characters and then we try to structure the story.”
“I think I had a more European outlook about the body and sex. The body is in no way dirty, and sex is something beautiful to give to and share with a lover. It has nothing to do with promiscuity, because I only believe in being in love with one man at a time.”
“I call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders must include mayors, townships and community leaders.”
“If you want the law to leave you alone, keep your hair trimmed and your boots shined.”
“I have to say I'm all for public flogging. One type of criminal that a public humiliation might work particularly well with are the juvenile delinquents, a lot of whom consider it a badge of honor to be sent to juvenile detention. And it might not be such a cool thing in the 'hood to be flogged publicly.”

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