The world lost one of its most important authors this morning as Maya Angelou passed. If anyone has read her works, you know that she possessed incredible inspiration that came from a troubled youth.
I remember reading parts of ‘I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings’ and being totally enthralled with her poetry and writing.
And I remember being introduced to this quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” which I still think about consistently in my interactions
Her lengthy and touching NYT obit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/arts/maya-angelou-lyrical-witness-of-the-jim-crow-south-dies-at-86.html?_r=0
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I need to read All The Pretty Horses again. It’s just one of those books that attaches on to you after finishing. It’s also one of those books that doesn’t get rave reviews when recommended to not lit-minded friends. It’s not the story, it never was the story, it’s McCarthy showing why he’s a great writer, and a unique storyteller.
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