Maya Angelou: Quotes about life (page 2)

“She comprehended the perversity of life, that in the struggle lies the joy.”

“Life loves the liver of it.”

“Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. For no matter how bad it is it could be worse and no matter how good it is it could be better.”

“Determine to live life with flair and laughter.”

“Life likes to be taken by the lapel and told, "I'm with you kid. Let's go!”

“My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring, still.”

“I had read a Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standards as a romantic novel. She opened the first page and I heard poetry for the first time in my life… her voice slid in and curved down trough and over the words. She was nearly singing.”

“The dread of futility has been my life-long plague.”

“I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.”

“Mother's life flowed radiant. Flourescent-tipped waves on incoming tides.”

“I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.”