Maya Angelou
Author profile
born
in St. Louis, Missouri, The United States
April 04, 1928
died
May 28, 2014
gender
female
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
— published 1970 — 77 editions |
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The Heart of a Woman
— published 1981 — 30 editions |
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Letter to My Daughter
— published 1994 — 19 editions |
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
— published 1993 — 23 editions |
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Gather Together in My Name
— published 1974 — 25 editions |
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The Complete Collected Poems
— published 1986 — 9 editions |
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Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #3)
— published 1976 — 21 editions |
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Mom & Me & Mom
— published 2013 — 15 editions |
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Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
— published 1995 — 7 editions |
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All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
— published 1986 — 21 editions |
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“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.”
― Maya Angelou
― Maya Angelou
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. 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.”
― Maya Angelou
― Maya Angelou
Polls
November 2014 New School Classics Poll
1911, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, 155 pages
1920, The Age of Innocence byEdith Wharton, 305 pages
1970, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, 291 pages
1997, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, 428 pages
1962, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, 211 pages
1985, Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy, 337 pages
1908, The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton, 198 pages
1998, The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, 546 pages
1994, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, 449 pages
1993, Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières, 437 pages
1956, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, 159 pages
1960, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, 242 pages
1914, Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, 684 pages
1920, Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, 454 pages
1985, The Postman: Il Postino by Antonio Skármeta, 128 pages
1939, How Green Was My Valleyby Richard Llewellyn, 448 pages
1966, Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih, 176 pages
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