Maya Angelou quotes about love

Let me leave first, baby. I hate to see the back of someone I love.

I love you, Mom. Maybe now you'll have a chance to grow up.

We, the most hated, must take hate into our hands and by the miracle of love, turn loathing into love.

My son could rely on my love, but never expect our lives to be unchanging.

I still admired and appreciated him. I even loved him, I simply was not in love with him.

It'll be O.K., Mom. Don't cry. I love you, Mom. Lots of people love you.

Indifference became the mattress we lay on, so our sexual sharings disintegrated into unsatisfying periods of hasty and uncomfortable rubbings.

He respects you. And maybe for an African, that's better than love.

Nostalgia is not my forté

I was your sister.

Now I’m where I belong.

Hate often is confused.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us all that we are more alike than we are unalike.

I gave birth to one child, a son, but I have thousands of daughters.

I learned to love my son without wanting to possess him and I learned how to teach him to teach himself.

That day, I learned that I could be a giver by simply bringing a smile to another person.

I commend lovers, I am en-heartened by lovers, I am encouraged by their courage and inspired by their passion.

The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word, a vote of support is a charitable gift.

If you can force one smile on your face for strangers, do it for me.

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.

Living life as art requires a readiness to forgive.

The giver is as enriched as is the recipient.