"An angel, robed in spotless white, Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night. Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.…"

"It is a little dark still, but there are warnings of the day and somewhere out of the darkness a bird is singing to t…"

"You are sweet, O Love, dear Love, You are soft as the nesting dove. Come to my heart and bring it rest As the bird fl…"

"I know what the caged bird feels, alas! When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind blows soft through…"

"We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With…"

"I started writing when I was mute. I always thought I could write because I loved to read so much. I loved the melody…"

"I was always interested in fair play, probably from reading the works of Paul Dunbar, Langston Hughes, and Charles Di…"

"the title I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is from [Paul Lawrence] Dunbar's "Sympathy.""

"Aye, think! Since time and life began, Your mind has only feared and slept; Of all the beasts they called you man Onl…"

"Would you end war? Create great Peace."