Maya Angelou

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."

"There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth."

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

"I find relief from the questions only when I concede that I am not obliged to know everything. I remind myself it is sufficient to know what I know, and that what I know, may not always be true."

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise."

"Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life."

"Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life."