Turning off or tuning out people was my highly developed art. The custom of letting obedient children be seen but not heard was so agreeable to me th… - Maya Angelou

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Turning off or tuning out people was my highly developed art. The custom of letting obedient children be seen but not heard was so agreeable to me that I went one step further: Obedient children should not see or hear if they chose not to do so. I laid a handful of attention on my face and tuned up the sounds in the church.