It's true. I can do anything and do it well because God loves me. It still humbles me.

It's true. I can do anything and do it well because God loves me. It still humbles me.

I try to live what I consider a "poetic existence." That means I take responsibility for the air I breathe and the space I take up. I try to be immediate, to be totally present for all my work.

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope.

I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.

Anger is like fire. It burns all clean.

Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.