Julie Grazulis

“An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' bout you just what they hope done happened.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

“At certain times I have no race. I am me. I belong to no race or time. I am the eternal feminine with its string of beads.
I do not weep at the world--I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife. I have a strong suspicion, but I can't be sure, that much that passes for constant love is a golded-up moment walking in its sleep. Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can anyone deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me. There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― ZORA NEALE HURSTON

“It was not death she feared. It was misunderstanding.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

“No, I do not weep at the world. I'm too busy sharpening my oyster knife.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore, Memoirs, & Other Writings