Myrela Bauman

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“No matter how humble the spirit it’s offered in, a sermon is an act of aggression.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016

“Your grandmother says you read a lot. Every chance you get. That’s good, but not good enough. Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“He thinks our souls split off and wander around for a bit, seeing things properly. He thinks we see for the first time how things really work, how close we are to plants, how everything is connected, and we get it, finally, but only for a second. We see shapes and patterns and it’s incredibly beautiful like the best art ever, with maths and science and music and feelings all at once, the whole of everything. And then we just dissolve and become air.”
― Max Porter, Lanny