The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell. - Zora Neale Hurston

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The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.

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About Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston (7 January 1891 – 28 January 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best remembered for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937).

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Alternative Names: Zora N. Hurston
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