Maya Angelou Quotes

I always knew from that moment, from the time I found myself at home in that little segregated library in the South, all the way up until I walked up the steps of the New York City library, I always felt, in any town, if I can get to a library, I'll be OK. It really helped me as a child, and that never left me.

Maya Angelou

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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.

Nancy Farmer
- People
- Writing
- Book
I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.

Mandy Moore
- Perfect
- Model
- Role
My baby is amazing; even his head smells amazing. His breath, the whole thing, you could eat him! He's a big, beautiful boy. He's great.

Orlando Bloom
- Great
- Beautiful
- Amazing
At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.

Tabitha Soren
- Humor
- Going
- Grandparents
I'm half-black, half-white, so I basically put it like this: I can fit in anywhere. That's why I write so many stories from so many different perspectives, because I've seen so many.

J. Cole
- Different
- Why
- Black
I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.

Patrick deWitt
- Reading
- Years
- Become