A Quote by Maya Angelou

When I was 8 years old I became a mute and was a mute until I was 13, and I thought of my whole body as an ear, so I can go into a crowd and sit still and absorb all sound. That talent or ability has lasted and served me until today.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
American - Poet
April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014

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