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Distance is the only cure for certain diseases.
Zora Neale Hurston
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Zora Neale Hurston
Age: 69 †
Born: 1891
Born: January 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 28
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Zora N. Hurston
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She starched and ironed her face, forming it into just what people wanted to see.
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That is the way with people ... If they do you wrong, they invent a bad name for you, a good name for their acts and then destroy you in the name of virtue.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate.
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If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.
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It was not death she feared. It was misunderstanding.
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When I pitched headforemost into the world I landed in the crib of Negroism.
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If it was so honorable and glorious to be black, why was it the yellow-skinned people among us had so much prestige?
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Ethical and cultural desegregation. It is a contradiction in terms to scream race pride and equality while at the same time spurning Negro teachers and self-association.
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