I promised myself that I would write as well as I can, tell the truth, not to tell everything I know...

I promised myself that I would write as well as I can, tell the truth, not to tell everything I know, but to make sure that everything I tell is true, as I understand it. And to use the eloquence which my language affords me.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou

American poet and author

April 4th, 1928 - May 28th, 2014