“We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.”

— Maya Angelou, book A Brave and Startling Truth

A Brave and Startling Truth (1995)

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American author and poet 1928–2014

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