His headstone said F R E E AT LAST, FREE AT LASTBut death is a slave's freedom We seek the freedom of free men And the construction of a world Where Martin Luther King could have lived and preached non-violence

Nikki Giovanni
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  1. I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. - Marilyn Monroe

  2. You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. - William W. Purkey

  3. You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - Dr. Seuss

  4. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. - Elbert Hubbard

  5. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. - Unknown

More Quotes By Nikki Giovanni
  1. I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops.

  2. The world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by.

  3. And sometimes I sitdown at my typewriterand I thinknot of someonecause there isn't anyoneto thinkabout and i wonderis it worth it

  4. I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

  5. Writers don't write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don't....If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

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