Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.The Weary Blues, p. 24, 1926
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Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright, who was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Known for his innovative and influential writing style, Hughes is celebrated for capturing the African American experience in his works, including poems like "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "Harlem" as well as the play "Mulatto".
1902–1967·lived 65 years
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.The Weary Blues, p. 24, 1926
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird, that cannot fly.
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs, p. 525, 2002
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain, 1926
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?Harlem, in The Weary Blues, 1926
That’s all 5 quotes by Langston Hughes.