Gwendolyn Brooks Middle

Famous quotes containing the words gwendolyn brooks, brooks and/or middle:

    She saw all things except herself serene:
    Child, big black woman, pretty kitchen towels.
    Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    Cold eyes ... steel grey, rather small, not unpleasant in good-humour, diabolic in a passion, but worst when a little suspicious; then they watch you as though you were a young rattle-snake, to be killed when convenient.
    —Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)

    God forgive me, I do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem pleasure above all things; though, yet in the middle of it, it hath reluctancy after my business, which is neglected by my following my pleasure. However, music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.
    Samuel Pepys (1633–1703)