Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
the drunk

Margaret Walker Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jul 6, 1915
  • Died: Nov 30, 1998

Margaret Walker was an American poet and writer. She was part of the African-American literary movement in Chicago. Her notable works include the award-winning poem For My People and the novel Jubilee, set in the South during the American Civil War.

The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age.

aging

The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories.

poetry

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

friendship, being good & money