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About Maya Angelou
American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. Her work spans more than 50 years, and she is best known for a series of autobiographies that began with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1969. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and her credits also include plays, films, and television shows. The autobiographical books focus on her childhood and early adult life, especially the first volume, which takes her story to age 17 and brought her international recognition. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
More from Maya Angelou (379 quotes) →More quotes by Maya Angelou
- “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.”Maya Angelou
- “Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices fo…”Maya Angelou
- “I have a feeling that I make a very good friend, and I'm a good mother, and a good sister, and a good citizen…”Maya Angelou
- “I'm grateful to intelligent people. That doesn't mean educated. That doesn't mean intellectual. I mean really…”Maya Angelou
Poetry: more sayings
- “Yes You Are!Like the Blossoming rose,Like the Rays of hope.Like a deer in the forest,Like an athlete full of…”Ameya Agrawal
- “Be content to love, to dazzle in the light,If only for moments…And then be gone,With gladness in your heart,B…”Scott Hastie
- “I sing to use the waiting, My bonnet but to tie, And shut the door unto my house; No more to do have I, Till,…”Emily Dickinson
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Books by Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The first volume of her autobiography.