Gwendolyn B. Bennett Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Silence is a sounding thing, To one who listens hungrily”
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“All eager-lipped I kissed the mouth of Death.”
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“I want to hear the chanting Around a heathen fire Of a strange black race.”
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“I want to feel the surging Of my sad people's soul Hidden by a minstrel-smile.”
-- Gwendolyn B. Bennett
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