A poetess who had died young of cancer had said in one of her poems that for her, on sleepless nights, 'the night offers toads and black dogs and corpses of the drowned.

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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ― Maya Angelou

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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. – Maya Angelou

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We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation-just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer-we are challenged to change ourselves.

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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.― Maya Angelou

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Sometimes you have to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.

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We are using the neurons, our identity, to constantly maintain our identity. Whether you are awake, asleep, or dreaming, this process is carried on. But, it is wearing you out.That is why I say the tragedy that is facing mankind is not AIDS or cancer, but Alzthiemer's disease.

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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.- Maya Angelou

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Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. — Dalai Lama

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I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better. ― Maya Angelou

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