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A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened by the misnomer.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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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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