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Letter to My Daughter quotes

7 quotes from Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou, each verified verbatim against the text and located in the book.

About Maya Angelou

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Throughout the years I have lived in Paris, Cairo, West Africa, and all over the United States.
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008), Home
I believe that one can never leave home.
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008), Home
I had never been called beautiful and no one in my memory had ever called me daughter.
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008), Philanthropy
The birth of my son caused me to develop enough courage to invent my life.
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008), Revelations
There is no reason to ruin three lives; our family is going to have a wonderful baby.
Vivian Baxter (dialogue) · Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008), Giving Birth
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008), opening letter
The epitome of sophistication is utter simplicity.
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008), Senegal

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