Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God
"It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morningcoffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worthmuch after you get it."