I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings quotes about life
8 quotes on life from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, each verified verbatim against the text and located in the book. Drawn from the 41 in the full collection.
About Maya Angelou
She was one of the few gentlewomen I have ever known, and has remained throughout my life the measure of what a human being can be.
Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.
At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
hoped for the best, was prepared for the worst, so anything in between didn't come as a surprise.
You ask for what you want, and you pay for what you get.
She comprehended the perversity of life, that in the struggle lies the joy.
Sympathy is next to shit in the dictionary, and I can't even read.
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