I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town… — Maya Angelou

I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth."