Skin Complexion

Famous quotes containing the words skin and/or complexion:

    “At first I said, “I will not bear
    His cross upon my back;
    He only seeks to place it there
    Because my skin is black.””
    —Countee Cullen (1903–1946)

    “The complexion of the element
    In favor’s like the work we have in hand,
    Most bloody-fiery, and most terrible.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)