Lord, forgive me if my need Sometimes shapes a human creed. Countee Cullen More Quotes by Countee Cullen More Quotes From Countee Cullen Lord, I fashion dark gods, too, Countee Cullen fashion god dark I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind Countee Cullen kind god doubt The night whose sable breast relieves the stark, Countee Cullen stars dark night Whatever lives is granted breath But by the grace and sufferance of Death. Countee Cullen life-and-death grace life-is Give but a grain of the heart's rich seed, Confine some under cover, And when love goes, bid him God-speed. And find another lover. Countee Cullen lovers heart giving The loss of love is a terrible thing; They lie who say that death is worse. Countee Cullen loss love-is lying Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Countee Cullen heart father jesus Africa? A book one thumbs Countee Cullen slumber thumbs book Quaint, outlandish heathen gods Countee Cullen black fashion men Death cut the strings that gave me life, Countee Cullen cutting wife sorrow Your love to me was like an unread book. Countee Cullen your me love book So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds. Countee Cullen hide wait dark heart There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.' In order for a writer to succeed, I suggest three things - read and write - and wait. Countee Cullen wait hard-work work success
