“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”

— Maya Angelou · Wisdom quote

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. — Maya Angelou quote card
Poet, memoirist · 1928 – 2014

American poet and memoirist best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).

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