“Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence—neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish—it is an imponderably valuable gift.”

— Maya Angelou, book Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Source: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

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American author and poet 1928–2014

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