I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth."

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Angelou, Maya. Interviewed by Belinda Luscome. Time, 8 Apr. 2013.

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A quote by Maya Angelou about universality of literature: “I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in…”

A quote by Maya Angelou about universality of literature: “I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in…”

A quote by Maya Angelou about universality of literature: “I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in…”