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“My personal experience has been that in my 25 years of writing, I have not been asked to do more than four or five commercial one-shot scripts. These were performed on major national hook-ups but produced for me no immediate additional jobs or requests. One script for BBC was done around the world with an all-star cast.”
Langston Hughes
Writing, Career, Challenges, Professional Experience, Artistic Struggle
Langston Hughes Writing, Career, Challenges, Professional Experience, Artistic Struggle“Without going outside his race, and even among the better classes with their 'white' culture and conscious American manners, but still Negro enough to be different, there is sufficient matter to furnish a black artist with a lifetime of creative work.” Langston Hughes
Art, Race, Identity, Creativity, Cultural Heritage
Langston Hughes Art, Race, Identity, Creativity, Cultural Heritage“The silence inside the library, the big chairs, and long tables, and the fact that the library was always there and didn’t seem to have a mortgage on it, or any sort of insecurity about it – all of that made me love it.” Langston Hughes
Library, Solitude, Comfort, Love Of Reading, Intellectual Sanctuary
Langston Hughes Library, Solitude, Comfort, Love Of Reading, Intellectual Sanctuary“I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that's in my mind.” Langston Hughes
Empowerment, Self-perception, Creativity, Personal Agency, Transformation
Langston Hughes Empowerment, Self-perception, Creativity, Personal Agency, Transformation“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
Literary Influences, Personal Heroes, Diverse Inspirations, Cultural Figures, African American Culture
Langston Hughes Literary Influences, Personal Heroes, Diverse Inspirations, Cultural Figures, African American Culture“My soul has grown deep like the rivers.” Langston Hughes
Soul, Depth, Rivers, Metaphor, Personal Growth
Langston Hughes Soul, Depth, Rivers, Metaphor, Personal Growth“When a woman wants to get ahead, she cannot tie a millstone to her feet. Most men is millstones.” Langston Hughes
Gender, Ambition, Barriers, Metaphor, Societal Critique
Langston Hughes Gender, Ambition, Barriers, Metaphor, Societal Critique“Gather up In the arms of your love – Those who expect No love from above.” Langston Hughes
Love, Compassion, Human Kindness, Spiritual Disillusionment, Social Responsibility
Langston Hughes Love, Compassion, Human Kindness, Spiritual Disillusionment, Social Responsibility“I know how to handle women who act like ladies, but my landlady ain't no lady. Sometimes I even wish I was living with my wife again so I could have my own place and not have no landladies.” Langston Hughes
Relationships, Gender Roles, Housing, Humor, Social Commentary
Langston Hughes Relationships, Gender Roles, Housing, Humor, Social Commentary“Open your heart, and life will provide unlimited abundance.” Langston Hughes
Hope, Optimism, Spirituality, Personal Growth, Inner Wisdom
Langston Hughes Hope, Optimism, Spirituality, Personal Growth, Inner Wisdom“Wear it like a banner For the proud? Not like a shroud.” Langston Hughes
Pride, Identity, Expression, Cultural Significance, Empowerment
Langston Hughes Pride, Identity, Expression, Cultural Significance, Empowerment“I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank.” Langston Hughes
Despair, Confusion, Metaphor, Emotional Turmoil, Poetic Imagery
Langston Hughes Despair, Confusion, Metaphor, Emotional Turmoil, Poetic Imagery“I wish the rent Was heaven sent.” Langston Hughes
Poverty, Humor, Financial Struggle, Wishful Thinking, Social Commentary
Langston Hughes Poverty, Humor, Financial Struggle, Wishful Thinking, Social Commentary“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
Determination, Achievement, Personal Growth, Motivation, Life Lessons
Langston Hughes Determination, Achievement, Personal Growth, Motivation, Life Lessons“Good morning, Revolution: You’re the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.” Langston Hughes
Revolution, Friendship, Empowerment, Social Change, Hope
Langston Hughes Revolution, Friendship, Empowerment, Social Change, Hope“The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain.” Langston Hughes
Rain, Sleep, Nature, Love, Sensory Experience
Langston Hughes Rain, Sleep, Nature, Love, Sensory Experience“Humor is when the joke's on you but hits the other fellow first – before it boomerangs.” Langston Hughes
Humor, Self-deprecation, Human Nature, Social Observation, Wit
Langston Hughes Humor, Self-deprecation, Human Nature, Social Observation, Wit“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
Art, Freedom, Courage, Creativity, Artistic Responsibility
Langston Hughes Art, Freedom, Courage, Creativity, Artistic Responsibility