Love may be a sleepy, creeping thing with some others, but it is a mighty wakening thing with me.

Zora Neale Hurston

Dust Tracks on a Road

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Topic

Nature of love Power of love Love

Author

Zora Neale Hurston

Source

Dust Tracks on a Road

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Hurston, Zora Neale. Dust Tracks on a Road. J. B. Lippincott Company, 1942, ch. 14.

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Statement Type
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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Tis better to have loved and lost
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Topic
Lost love Broken heart Love

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Source
In Memoriam A.H.H.
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. In Memoriam A.H.H. London: Edward Moxon, 1850, pt. 27, st. 4.

Current Citation

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Another quote from 1942

Along the vital Pacific Coast over 112,000 potential enemies, of Japanese extraction, are at large today. There are indications that these are organized and ready for concerted action at a favorable opportunity. The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken

John DeWitt

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Topic
World War II

Author

John DeWitt
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

DeWitt, John L. Final Report on the Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast. c. 1942.