Carolina Quotes
Yes. When I’m writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we’re capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness.

Maya Angelou Connected to the Carolinas

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interview
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Paris Review Interview (1990)
year
1990

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“Yes. When I’m writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who…” Maya Angelou. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-FA1BF30589. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/fa1bf30589

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