I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
Langston HughesRead
My writing has been largely concerned with the depicting of Negro life in America.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects Langston Hughes' focus on capturing the experiences of African Americans in his writing.
Langston Hughes emphasizes that his literary work has predominantly centered around representing the realities and experiences of African Americans, showcasing their lives, struggles, and contributions within the American cultural landscape. This focus serves not only as an artistic endeavor but also as a powerful form of social commentary and identity affirmation, contributing to the broader narrative of American history.
Themes
NegroLifeAmericaWritingArt
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech about cultural representation, one might say, 'As Langston Hughes reflected, my writing has been largely concerned with the depicting of Negro life in America.'
More from Langston Hughes
All quotes βI tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.
Langston HughesRead
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 HughesRead
The calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss
Langston HughesRead
The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.
Langston HughesRead
Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.
Langston HughesRead
Similar quotes
then, as though it had been waiting on a near by roof for their arrival, the moon came slanting suddenly through the vines and turned the girl's face the color of white roses.
F. Scott FitzgeraldRead
The smile that flickers on a babyβs lips when he sleeps- does anyone know where it was born? Yes, there is a rumor that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing autumn cloud, and there the smile was first born in the dream of a dew-washed morning.
Rabindranath TagoreRead
I don't agree with the sentiment 'write what you know.'... I think one should write what one doesn't know. The world is bigger and wider and more complex than our small subjective selves. One should prod, goad the imagination.
Cynthia OzickRead
Sometimes I'm asked if I do research for my stories. The answer is yes and no. No, in the sense that I seldom plow through books at the library to gather material. Yes, in the sense that the first fifteen years of my life turned out to be one big research project.
Jerry SpinelliRead
When we play an unaccompanied Bach suite we may compare ourselves to an actor in Shakespeare's day, creating scenery which did not exist at all, through the power of declamation and suggestion. So in Bach. There is but one voice -- and many voices have to be suggested.
Pablo CasalsRead
I never expected to become a director. It never occurred to me to come to America, to Hollywood. It's all been a wonderful accident. I'm still amazed every time I finish a film.
Stephen FrearsRead