"Voodoo" Quotes from Famous Books
... The people are almost all negroes, curious creatures, some of them with Indian blood, like those in "Voodoo Tales." Yesterday we met two little negresses riding one mule, ... — Letters to His Children • Theodore Roosevelt
... "Dawn with its childish colors Stipples the solemn vault of night; Behind the horizon the sun shakes a bloody fist; Mysteries stand naked by the lakes of mist; Spirits take flight, The medicine man, The voodoo doctor— Witches mount brooms. The day looms. Faster it comes, Bringing young giants Who hate solitude, And march with drums— Beat—beat—beat, Down every ancient street, The young giants! Minded like boys: Action for action's ... — Carolina Chansons - Legends of the Low Country • DuBose Heyward and Hervey Allen |