The Best of Simple Quotes

“I might be old enough to know better, but I am not old enough to do better.”
― Langston Hughes, The Best of Simple

“That's why I prayed my prayer. I prayed for white folks, too, even though a lot of them don't believe in religion. If they did, they couldn't act the way they do.”
― Langston Hughes, The Best of Simple

“IF YOU want to know about my life,” said Simple as he blew the foam from the top of the newly filled glass the bartender put before him, “don’t look at my face, don’t look at my hands. Look at my feet and see if you can tell how long I been standing on them.”
― Langston Hughes, The Best of Simple: Stories