Eventually it comes to you: the thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

Lorraine Hansberry

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Topic

Uniqueness of each person

Author

Lorraine Hansberry

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hansberry, Lorraine. Diary entry. 1 May 1962.

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I lean back, as the evening darkens and comes on.
A chicken hawk floats over, looking for home.
I have wasted my life.

James Arlington Wright

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Topic
Regrets Nature scene

Author

James Arlington Wright
Source
Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Wright, James. "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota." The Paris Review, 1961.