"We grow despite the horror that we..." - Quote by Maya Angelou

“I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I don't write for the reader. I do. But for the reader who hears, who really will work at it, going behind what I seem to say. So I write for myself and that reader who will pay the dues.”

“You want me to do something... tell me I can't do it.”

“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.”

“. . . escape is easier than change.”

“Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.”

“We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity.”

“Every woman in public life needs to develop skin as tough as rhinoceros hide.”

“What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.”

“The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.”