As Long As You're Breathing,

I'm Here, And I Do My Best To Be Completely Centered At The Place I'm At, Then I Go Forward To The Next Place.

Live As Though Life Was Created For You.

The Truth Is, No One Of Us Can Be Free Until Everybody Is Free.

If You Are Always Trying To Be Normal You Will Never Know How Amazing You Can Be.

Of Course, There Are Those Critics - New York Critics As A Rule - Who Say, 'well, Maya Angelou Has A New Book Out And Of Course It's Good But Then She's A Natural Writer.' Those Are The Ones I Want To Grab By The Throat And Wrestle To The Floor Because It Takes Me Forever To Get It To Sing. I Work At The Language.