it seems that tears and laughter, love and hate, make up the sum of life! - Zora Neale Hurston

Then you must tell ’em dat love ain’t somethin’ lak uh grindstone dat’s de same thing everywhere and do de same thing tuh everything it touch. Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.

In the cool afternoon the fiend from hell specifically sent to lovers arrived at Janie's ear. Doubt.

It is one of the blessings of this world that few people see visions and dream dreams.