In all my life, I have never been free. I have never been able to do anything with freedom, except in the field of my writing. Langston Hughes fieldfreefreedom Change image and share on social
Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - the beauty within themselves. Langston Hughes artistbeautyinterpret Change image and share on social
Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it. Langston Hughes humorlaugh Change image and share on social
We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line. Langston Hughes beginblackblacklist Change image and share on social
Writing is like travelling. It's wonderful to go somewhere, but you get tired of staying. Langston Hughes staytiretravel Change image and share on social
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. Langston Hughes afraidartistchoose Change image and share on social
I was a victim of a stereotype. There were only two of us Negro kids in the whole class, and our English teacher was always stressing the importance of rhythm in poetry. Well, everybody knows - except us - that all Negroes have rhythms, so they elected me class poet. Langston Hughes classelectenglish share on social
Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying. Langston Hughes apeautumnbeauty Change image and share on social
My chief literary influences have been Paul Laurence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman. My favorite public figures include Jimmy Durante, Marlene Dietrich, Mary McLeod Bethune, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, and Henry Armstrong. Langston Hughes andersonbethunecarl share on social
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. Langston Hughes discoverlifeway Change image and share on social