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No man can give me any word but Wait.

No man can give me any word but Wait.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Men, Giving, Waiting
Gwendolyn Brooks (2005). “The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks”, p.47, Library of America

People are so in need, in need of help. People want so much that they do not know.

Gwendolyn Brooks
People, Needs, Want
Gwendolyn Brooks (2005). “The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks”, p.36, Library of America

Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Lechery
Gwendolyn Brooks (1963). “Selected poems”, HarperCollins Publishers

I don't want people running around saying Gwen Brooks's work is intellectual. That makes people think instantly about obscurity. It shouldn't have to mean that, but it often seems to.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Running, Mean, Thinking

Life for my child is simple, and is good.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Children, Simple, Simplicity
Gwendolyn Brooks (1971). “The world of Gwendolyn Brooks”, Harpercollins

I've always thought of myself as a reporter.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Reporters

Nothing could stop Mississippi.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Mississippi
Gwendolyn Brooks (2005). “The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks”

at a certain moment in social proceedings, I am on FIRE to leave: I have a leaving-FIT.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Fire, Leaving, Moments

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