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You can't get too high for somebody to bring you down.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Ritie, don't worry 'cause you ain't pretty. Plenty pretty women I seen digging ditches or worse. You smart. I swear to God, I rather you have a good mind than a cute behind.
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You dwell in whitened castles with deep and poisoned moats and cannot hear the curses which fill your children's throats.
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