There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

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I answer the heroic question 'Death, where is thy sting' with 'It is here in my heart and mind and memories.'

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The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

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It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

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Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.

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Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

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I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.

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