Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. Of Hurston's four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays, she is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.

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    “It’s a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing—nothing.”
    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)

    “I regret all of my books.”
    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)

    “It was a weak spot in any nation to have a large body of disaffected people within its confusion.”
    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)

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    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)

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    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)