Poetry Quote by Langston Hughes — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows,”

“I am so tired of waiting.”

“I might be old enough to know better, but I am not old enough to do better.”

“Though you may hear me holler,”

““Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows,”

“Life is for the living.”

“My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;”

“You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.”

“The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”

“Art is long, and Time is fleeting.”

“Pirate Captain Jim”

“no poet can know what his poem is going to be like until he has written it.”