I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Quotes

“... now I had nothing to fear. 'The worst is over for you,' they had said.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“I did as she said but I soon discovered my new assurance wasn’t large enough to fill the gap left by my old uneasiness. It rattled around in my mind like a dime in a tin cup. I hoarded it preciously, but less than two weeks later it became totally worthless.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“With the optimism of ignorance I thought that the morning was bound to bring a more pleasant solution.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings