Tailored burgundy lapel with a gold hand-shaped brooch and small red stones

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Maya Angelou

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, 'I am with you kid. Let's go!'

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The quotation imagines life as someone who welcomes an eager companion. Grabbing a lapel and saying let's go makes that approach physical and direct. The image favors active enthusiasm, turning involvement in life into a bold invitation to head out together.

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