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Maya Angelou Quotes: We need language to tell us who we are, how we feel, what we're capable of- to explain the pains and glory of our existence.
         

We need language to tell us who we are, how we feel, what we're capable of- to explain the pains and glory of our existence.


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This page presents the quote "We need language to tell us who we are, how we feel, what we're capable of- to explain the pains and glory of our existence.". Author of this quote is Maya Angelou. This quote is about existence, glory, language, needs, pain, who we are, capable,.