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Maya Angelou Quotes: Listen to some good poetry. You see? It keeps us from thinking we are only what our blatant appetites describe us as.
         

Listen to some good poetry. You see? It keeps us from thinking we are only what our blatant appetites describe us as.


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This page presents the quote "Listen to some good poetry. You see? It keeps us from thinking we are only what our blatant appetites describe us as.". Author of this quote is Maya Angelou. This quote is about good poetry, appetite, thinking,.