Quote by: Zora Neale Hurston

They plan and they fix and they do, and then some kitchen-dwelling fiend slips a scorchy, soggy, tasteless mess into their pots and pans…So when the bread didn’t rise, and the fish wasn’t quite done at the bone, and the rice was scorched, he slapped Janie until she had a ringing sound in her ears and told her about her brains before he stalked on back to the store.


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Author Bio


  • NameZora Neale Hurston
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • BornJanuary 7, 1891
  • DiedJanuary 28, 1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Historian; Author; Novelist
  • WorksTheir Eyes Were Watching God; Their Eyes Were Watching God
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Women's Hall Of Fame