I felt very bad in Washington. . . I didn't like my job, and I didn't know what was going to happen to me, and I was cold and half-hungry, so I wrote a great many poems.
Langston HughesMost musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.
Langston HughesSometimes I wish the public were equally aware of the men of our race in the cultural fields. You, for instance, have you ever bought a book by a Negro writer?
Langston Hughes