Maya Angelou

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even read more

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us- in the dreariest and most dreaded moments- can see read more

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us- in the dreariest and most dreaded moments- can see a possibility of hope.