I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.
James Weldon JohnsonThe Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.
James Weldon JohnsonIt is strange how in some things honest people can be dishonest without the slightest compunction.
James Weldon JohnsonMy mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman helping her.
James Weldon JohnsonI finally made up my mind that I would neither disclaim the black race nor claim the white race; but that I would change my name, raise a mustache, and let the world take me for what it would; that it was not necessary for me to go about with a label of inferiority pasted across my forehead.
James Weldon Johnson