Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Gwendolyn Brooks Poet

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jun 7, 1917
  • Died: Dec 3, 2000

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an African-American poet. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 and was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985.

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. art & home

Poetry is life distilled. poetry

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 more thoughts from Robert Browning

22 more thoughts from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 other quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan

5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher