For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South,…

Maya Angelou
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For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries and books said, 'Here I am, read me.' Over time I have learned I am at my best around books. ✨ FaceBook post byMaya Angelou from Oct 30, 2010
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I always knew from that moment, from the time I found myself at home in that little segregated library in the South, all the way up until I walked up the steps of the New York City library, I always … ▶
But from a distance. I would have left you whole and wholly for the delectation of those who wanted more and cared less. ✨ Maya Angelou (2015). The Complete Poetry, p.213, Random House
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. ✨ FaceBook post byMaya Angelou from Aug 30, 2015
Live as though life was created for you. ✨ Phenomenal: 12 Pearls of Wisdom From Maya Angelou by Tai Goodwin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2014.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they … ▶

For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries and books said, 'Here I am, read me.' Over time I have learned I am at my best around books. ✨ FaceBook post byMaya Angelou from Oct 30, 2010

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