Life Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes 16
Dreams Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Langston Hughes 14
Soul Jazz, to me, is one of the inherent expressions of Negro life in America: the eternal tom-tom beating in the Negro soul - the tom-tom of revolt... Langston Hughes 17
Art To my mind, it is the duty of the younger Negro artist, if he accepts any duties at all from outsiders, to change through the force of his art that... Langston Hughes 20
Freedom In all my life, I have never been free. I have never been able to do anything with freedom, except in the field of my writing. Langston Hughes 17
Soul When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul. Langston Hughes 13
