“At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.”

— Maya Angelou, book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Source: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), p. 212. ISBN 978-0-375-50789-2

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