Hayden

Famous quotes containing the word hayden:

    “Lord’s lost Him His mockingbird,
    His fancy warbler;
    Satan sweet-talked her,
    four bullets hushed her.
    Who would have thought
    she’d end that way?”
    —Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980)

    “Quadroon mermaids, Afro angels, black saints
    balanced upon the switchblades of that air
    and sang.”
    —Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980)

    “As well have a talon as a finger, a muzzle as a mouth,
    as well have a hollow as a heart.”
    —Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980)