Corbis Images #IH023962 MAY ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH "American Masters: Zora Neale Hurston". All other uses are prohibited. ca. 1950s, Florida, USA [?] --- Zora Neale Hurston (1903-1960) studied anthropology under scholar Franz Boas. She wrote several novels, drawing heavily on her knowledge of human development and the African American experience in America. She is best known for --- Image by © CORBIS

Zora Neale Hurston-isms to live by

“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at the sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.” — Zora Neale Hurston