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

"My life has been one great big joke,A dance that's walked,A song that's spoke,I laugh so hard I almost choke,When I think about myself."

"Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."

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

"There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it."

"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."