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Brief author info: Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) American writer, poet and novelist known for her strong voice and social observation; much of work centers around the African American experience in America; as such, considered to have foreshadowed later African American writers' works (such as Imamu Amiri Baraka's); won Pulitzer Prize for Annie Allen, her second book of poems; well known for her novel Maud Martha.

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There can be no whiter whiteness than this one: An insurance man's shirt on its morning run.

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Poetry is life distilled.

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Life Quote

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

- Maya Angelou

Unhappiness Quote

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

- Marilyn Monroe

Funny Quote

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

- Phyllis Diller

Relationship Quote

A relationship is what happens between two people who are waiting for something better to come along.

- Anonymous

Love Quote

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

- G. K. Chesterton

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