History, despite its wrenching pain Cannot be unlived, but if… — Maya Angelou · Smartyfair

History, despite its wrenching pain Cannot be unlived, but if faced With courage, need not be lived again.

Maya Angelou1928–2014 · writer · 1900s-2000s USAMaya Angelou was an American poet and author best known for her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.13 quotes

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What turned up: On the Pulse of Morning (1993); Complete three-line sentence from the authorized poem. The poem speaks through personified Rock, River and Tree, urging people to face collective history.
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Sources checked: poets.orgChecked using manual, 20 October 2026On the Pulse of Morning (1993); Complete three-line sentence from the authorized poem. The poem speaks through personified Rock, River and Tree, urging people to face collective history.

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