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A Brave and Startling Truth

Maya Angelou

We are the possible. We are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This is a big, warm declaration of human worth. Instead of treating people as ordinary, the speaker calls us the possible, even the miraculous, and names us the real wonder of the world. It asks the listener to see themselves as the marvel they're looking for.

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