I love a Maya Angelou any day.
I’m sure I’ve seen this quote countless times but today I’m using it again to remind myself that I need to be careful how I say what I say on paper and otherwise, since people will always remember how I made them feel.
My intentions are not to make you feel good always, No! Sorry, if you expected that. As sometimes, you will need a wake-up call to change direction and that might hurt 😦
They are not to make you sad all through either, but to give you LIFE and you know Life is a mix of all things bright, beautiful, sad, lone and happy…the good, the bad and ugly like they say. Or LIFE according to the Bible, but whatever it is you choose, I want you to enjoy every remembrance you have of me that I met you and left you better.
That, Colleen, is the onerous work on every writer to give every reader something to stop and think about before taking the next step.
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15 replies on “#Writer’s Quote Wednesday on a Thursday”
Classic!
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Thank you Cathy
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This quote always jolts me with its truth. Every time I read it I say, “My God, that’s so true.” Maya Angelou has so many amazing quotes.
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She sure does Vashti, she sure does. That’s why I’m all about writing what you mean as it lives after you’ve gone and people are still touched by your lines.
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Me too. That’s a big motivation for me too.
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So true.
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You can say that again!
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Such a graceful woman! My girls loved to recite ‘Phenomenal woman.’ The way Dr Angelou dramatise it on youtube was truly phenomenal!
And that quote, I love, love it too.
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Awwww…I’m glad you do! that poem motivated my own phenomenal love poem.
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Frances, this is one of my favorite quotes! I try to be so careful in my choice of words! I hope we all learn to make people feel special, wanted, and needed. ❤ You always do that! ❤
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Yippee!!!!! I like it, I love it!
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Very wise woman.
Leslie
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Yes she was! I admire her a lot.
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As do I.
Leslie
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