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I don't think there's such a thing as autobiographical fiction. If I say it happened, it happened, even if only in my mind.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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I want to write so well that a person is 30 or 40 pages in a book of mine ... before she realizes she's reading.
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Each time I write a book, every time I face that yellow pad, the challenge is so great. I have written eleven books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody and they’re going to find me out.
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Thank you, always say thank you it's the greatest gift you can give someone because thank you is what you say to God.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
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