Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes

The job of the architect becomes more difficult in this secular age. Where once he had a god to extol, he now has humans like himself; where once he had "he," he now has "she" and "they.

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.

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• The job of the architect becomes more difficult in this secular age. Where once he had a god to extol, he now has humans like himself; where once he had "he," he now has "she" and "they.

  

  Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
  • Age
  • Difficult
  • Architecture