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Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. — Maya Angelou · Smartyfair

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

Maya Angelou1928–2014 · writer · 1900s-2000s USAMaya Angelou was an American poet and author best known for her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.9 quotes

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Try to be the bright bit in somebody's grey day.

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What turned up: Letter to My Daughter, 2009 (p. xi-xii)
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