Bontemps

Famous quotes containing the word bontemps:

“God suffer little men
The taste of soul’s desire.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)

“Go through the gates with closed eyes.
Stand erect and let your black face front the west.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)

“Give blue-eyed men their swivel chairs
To whirl in tall buildings.
Allow them many ships at sea,
And on land, soldiers
And policemen.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)