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

"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her."

"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."

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."

"If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?"