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

I will not take "but" for an answer.
Langston Hughes

It's such a Bore Being always Poor.
Langston Hughes

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
Langston Hughes

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

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.
Langston Hughes

Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Langston Hughes