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Not Without Laughter
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"Not Without Laughter" Quotes

A young African-American boy navigates the complexities of family, race, and identity in 1930s Kansas.

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I didn't tell nobody I was going to be a poet, 'cause I knew they wouldn't understand.

Langston Hughes

ambitionmisunderstanding

I'm goin' to write poetry. That's what I'm goin' to do when I grow up.

Langston Hughes

ambition

If you want to laugh, you got to learn to smile first.

Langston Hughes

laughter

I'm goin' to write me a funny one, and I bet it'll be good, too.

Langston Hughes

writinghumor

I want to be a poet, too, Grandma.

Langston Hughes

ambition

Poetry's the most important thing in the world.

Langston Hughes

importancepoetry

I like to make folks laugh, and that's why I'm goin' to be a poet and write funny poems.

Langston Hughes

ambitionhumor

I always wanted to be a poet, too. But I guess I ain't smart enough.

Langston Hughes

ambitionself-doubt

You got to laugh sometimes, 'cause the world ain't a funny place. If you don't laugh, you'll go crazy.

Langston Hughes

laughtercoping

I want to make folks laugh, 'cause we need to laugh. We need it bad.

Langston Hughes

humorimportance