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The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou

Book by Maya Angelou · 3 quotes · I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Caged, Ifs

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“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers.”

“A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.”