Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground. - Zora Neale Hurston
An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. - Zora Neale Hurston
When one is too old for love, one finds great comfort in good dinners. - Zora Neale Hurston
I would like just a little of her sunshine to soak into my soul. I would like that a lot. - Zora Neale Hurston
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. - Zora Neale Hurston
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear. - Zora Neale Hurston
Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do it enough to impress themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much. - Zora Neale Hurston
Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me. - Zora Neale Hurston
I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That's living. - Zora Neale Hurston
If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it. - Zora Neale Hurston
Perhaps I am just a coward who loves to laugh at life better than I do cry with it. But when I do get to crying, boy, I can roll a mean tear. - Zora Neale Hurston