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“ Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made.- ”

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Life is for the living.Death is for the dead.Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.

~ Langston Hughes

Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.

~ Langston Hughes

Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows,Help us to seeThat without the dust the rainbowWould not be.

~ Langston Hughes

So since I'm still here livin',I guess I will live on.I could've died for love--But for livin' I was born.

~ Langston Hughes