Their Eyes Were Watching God

by Zora Neale Hurston

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.

They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.

Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.”

Two things everybody’s got tuh do fuh theyselves. They got tuh go tuh God, and they got tuh find out about livin’ fuh theyselves.”