Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop? Gwendolyn Brooks daydisturbexcit Change image and share on social
We are each other's magnitude and bond. Gwendolyn Brooks bondmagnitude Change image and share on social
When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand, and his outline recedes, vanishes. He is rich and sweet and right. He is part of the world, the atmosphere, the blue sky and the blue water. Gwendolyn Brooks atmospherebluebody share on social
I've always thought of myself as a reporter. Gwendolyn Brooks havereporterthink Change image and share on social
A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired writers. Gwendolyn Brooks doctorateeducationinspire Change image and share on social
When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them that they're less than somebody else. Gwendolyn Brooks minoritypeoplereference Change image and share on social
What I'm fighting for now in my work... for an expression relevant to all manner of blacks, poems I could take into a tavern, into the street, into the halls of a housing project. Gwendolyn Brooks blackexpressionfight Change image and share on social
I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge. Gwendolyn Brooks challengeenjoyexperience Change image and share on social
Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words. Gwendolyn Brooks achievebeginearly Change image and share on social