"There is, I hope, a thesis in my work: we may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody-two-shoes, I know, but I believe that a diamond is the result of extreme pressure and time. Less time is crystal. Less than that is coal. Less than that is fossilized leaves. Less … Continue reading Maya Angelou on perseverance and defeat

We all have plain faces Jane faces or John faces Faces puffed and full With squinting laughing eyes Dog or cat or bird faces Single, sad or shiny faces Faces like an elephant or dinosaur Like a flower or a cloud Sometimes I just love you

If you are not the person you wish to be, then who are you?