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Brief author info: Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) American writer, poet and novelist known for her strong voice and social observation; much of work centers around the African American experience in America; as such, considered to have foreshadowed later African American writers' works (such as Imamu Amiri Baraka's); won Pulitzer Prize for Annie Allen, her second book of poems; well known for her novel Maud Martha.

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There can be no whiter whiteness than this one: An insurance man's shirt on its morning run.

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Poetry is life distilled.

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Sad Quote

They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now

- Edna St. Vincent Millay

Funny Quote

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

- Phyllis Diller

Truth Quote

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

- Bob Marley

Happiness Quote

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.

- Maxim Gorky

Life Quote

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

- Bob Marley

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