The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slide… - Maya Angelou

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The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou (4 April, 1928 – 28 May, 2014), born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was an American poet, author, memoirist, actress, director, producer, writer, singer, dancer, and civil rights activist.

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Birth Name: Marguerite Annie Johnson

Alternative Names: Marguerite Johnson • Marguerite Ann Johnson • Marguerite Anne Johnson

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Yes. When I’m writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we’re capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness.

If one was dying, it had to be done in style if the dying took place in whitefolks' part of town.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart. - Maya Angelou

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