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We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.
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Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.
About Jean Toomer
| Name | Jean Toomer |
| Quotes | 2 quotations |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Author |
| Birthday | October 16 |
| About | Jean Toomer (1894–1967), whose full name was Nathan Eugene Pinchback Toomer, was born in Washington, D.C., the son of educated blacks of Creole stock. Literature was his first love and he regularly contributed avant garde poetry and short stories to such magazines as Dial, Broom, Secession, Double Dealer, and Little Review. |
| Top topics | life, runs, necessity, wishing, rope |