Tag Archives: Maya Angelou

“Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says, ‘I’m going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snowshoes, that’s tough. I’m going to snow anyway.’” —Maya Angelou Ice-before the snow photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” —Maya Angelou Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Won’t it be wonderful when black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.” — Maya Angelou Art Work/”Searching for America,” Deborah Fagan Carpenter

My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. —Maya Angelou Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” —Maya Angelou Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“I love the slow way of cooking. I like the country foods: the greens and the beans and the cornbreads and the biscuits. Not just for the taste, but because it infuses the house with an aroma that says “You … Continue reading →