Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump i... - Maya Angelou

"It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable."

"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody."

"To those who are given much, much is expected."

"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him."

"I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people."