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When people talk about American literature, they really mean Hemingway, Faulkner and Poe and when they do include women it's Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay. To decide to take that on and say, 'I will speak and will be heard'-that takes a lot of guts.

— Maya Angelou

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More quotes by Maya Angelou

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.

Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou (2014)

If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.

A Brave and Startling Truth (1995)

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

The Truth in Words (2005)

At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

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