There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry
Power comes not from knowledge kept but from knowledge shared
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there
Start Where you are, use what you have, do what you can
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