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> [I hope there is something worthy in my writings and not merely the novelty of a black face associated with the power to rhyme that has attracted attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/i-hope-there-is-something-worthy-in-my-writings-and-not-merely-the/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

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## More by Paul Laurence Dunbar

> [Hope is tenacious. It goes on living and working when science has dealt it what should be its deathblow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/hope-is-tenacious-it-goes-on-living-and-working-when-science-has/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [“Love me, honey, love me true? Love me well ez I love you? An' she answe'd, " 'Cose I do" -- Jump back, honey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/love-me-honey-love-me-true-love-me-well-ez-i-love-you-an-she-answe-d/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [I hope there is something worthy in my writings and not merely the novelty of a black face associated with the power to rhyme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/i-hope-there-is-something-worthy-in-my-writings-and-not-merely-the/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [Washington is the city where the big men of little towns come to be disillusioned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/washington-is-the-city-where-the-big-men-of-little-towns-come-to-be/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [It's all a farce, - these tales they tell About the breezes sighing, And moans astir o'er field and dell, Because the year is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/it-s-all-a-farce-these-tales-they-tell-about-the-breezes-sighing-and/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [“Beyond the Years I the years the answer lies, Beyond where brood the grieving skies And Night drops tears. Where Faith rod-chastened smiles to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/beyond-the-years-i-the-years-the-answer-lies-beyond-where-brood-the/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [This, this indeed is to be accursed, For if we mortals love, or if we sing, We count our joys not by what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/this-this-indeed-is-to-be-accursed-for-if-we-mortals-love-or-if-we/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [“What dreams we have and how they fly Like rosy clouds across the sky; Of wealth, of fame, of sure success, Of love that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/what-dreams-we-have-and-how-they-fly-like-rosy-clouds-across-the-sky/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [The age is materialistic. Verse isn't. I must be with the age, so I am writing prose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/the-age-is-materialistic-verse-isn-t-i-must-be-with-the-age-so-i-am/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, when his wing is bruised and his bosom sore; when he beats his bars and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings-ah-me-when-his-wing-is-bruised-and/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [We reduce the deity to vulgar fractions. We place our own little ambitions and label them ?divine messages?. With our short sight we affect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/we-reduce-the-deity-to-vulgar-fractions-we-place-our-own-little/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [A song fluttered down in the form of a dove, And it bore me a message, the one word-Love!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/a-song-fluttered-down-in-the-form-of-a-dove-and-it-bore-me-a-message/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [Slight was the thing I bought, small was the debt I thought, Poor was the loan at best - God! but the interest!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/slight-was-the-thing-i-bought-small-was-the-debt-i-thought-poor-was/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [Taking it all in all and after all, negro life in Washington is a promise rather than a fulfillment. But it is worthy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/taking-it-all-in-all-and-after-all-negro-life-in-washington-is-a/)

[Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laurence-dunbar/)

> [I know what the caged bird feels, alas!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laurence-dunbar/i-know-what-the-caged-bird-feels-alas/)

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