Home / Quotes / Quote by Maya Angelou

Quote by Maya Angelou

“When old folks laugh, they consider the promise of dear painless death, and generously forgive life for happening to them.”

Quote by Maya Angelou

Book:I Shall Not Be Moved

Work

I Shall Not Be Moved

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Maya Angelou was an American author, poet, playwright, actress, and lecturer, known for her profound exploration of race, gender, and culture in her work. Her autobiographical works, including 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' which detailed her early life of poverty and sexual exploitation, have gained widespread acclaim. more

You May Also Like

“The TV shouted an old black-and-white film he didn't recognize, wheelchairs facing it like church pews.”

Humor Film Tv Nursing Home Old Folks

Book:All the Winters After

Source: All the Winters After

“He didn't speak. He croaked. And when he croaked, he didn't say much. He was neither liked nor disliked. He was just there. His face had wrinkled into strange runs and mounds of unattractive flesh. No light shone from his face.”

Wrinkles Old Folks

Author:Bukowski

“We don't usually see this happening but, like detectives arriving on the scene after a crime, we can piece together what must have happened from the evidence that remains.”

Science Theories Guesswork Hypotheses Sleuthing

Book:The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

Source: The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

“Morse, he knew, had the maddeningly brilliant facility for seeing his way through the dark labyrinths of human motive and human behaviour...”

Mystery Detective Sleuthing

Book:Service of All the Dead

Source: Service of All the Dead

“You lie and I’ll figure out the truth.”

Truth And Lies Detective Work Sleuthing

Book:In Limbo

Source: In Limbo

“(...) Después de todo este tiempo, sufriendo por no tener un corazón, lo recupera solo para perderlo.”

Love Love Quotes

Book:El secreto del dragón

Source: El secreto del dragón

“It takes me less than a minute to pick a pin-tumbler lock, but in that minute, anyone could wander into the hallway and say, "Sky, are you picking the lock on your mother's office?" Dad. I swear I have the nosiest family of all time. First Charles, now Dad. Couldn't anyone just mind their own business while I skulked around suspiciously?”

Humor Sleuthing Lockpicking

Book:Fire & Heist

Source: Fire & Heist

“Hii ni muhimu sana kwa Pasaka. Si tu kwamba Pasaka ni tamasha linalojitegemea, lakini kadhalika linatumika kama siku ya maandalizi kwa ajili ya siku takatifu, siku ya kwanza ya Sikukuu ya Mkate Usiotiwa Chachu. Kwa mujibu wa hesabu za kalenda ya Kihebrania, Pasaka inaweza kuangukia siku ya Jumatatu, Jumatano, Ijumaa au Sabato.”

Easter Monday Friday Sabbath Wednesday Sabato Ijumaa Jumatano Jumatatu Pasaka

Author:Enock Maregesi

“Roger said, 'I don't know about having a shrink around all the time. Are you analyzing me right now?' Sophie rolled her eyes. 'How original. No, I'm not analyzing you. It'd take a whole team of shrinks to figure out your crazy ass, and I simply don't have the time or energy.”

Humor Romance Romantic Suspense Psychologist New Job With Good Behavior

Author:Jennifer Lane

“I just think that particular brand of sexy isn't a woman's best weapon, and it's definitely not her only one. If you reduce yourself to that, then that's what people will see. They won't notice anything else about you.”

Clothes Slutty Woman S Weapon

Book:Cross My Heart

Source: Cross My Heart