Weldon

Famous quotes containing the word weldon:

    Young man—Young man—Your arm’s too short to box with God.
    —James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)

    We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.
    —Fay Weldon (b. 1933)

    This Great God,
    Like a mammy bending over her baby,
    Kneeled down in the dust
    Toiling over a lump of clay
    Till He shaped it in His own image;
    —James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)