“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.”

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

Source: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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American author and poet 1928–2014

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