Carolina QuotesWe, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life.
Maya Angelou Connected to the Carolinas
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- A Brave and Startling Truth (1995)
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- 1995
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“We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled …” Maya Angelou. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F6C84DEB44. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f6c84deb44
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