{"id":560,"date":"2013-09-15T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?p=560"},"modified":"2021-12-06T10:04:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T15:04:14","slug":"writing-quotes-maya-angelou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/writing-quotes-maya-angelou\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Quotes &#8211; Maya Angelou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The passion of writing can be strong for those who really enjoy the creativity of writing books. To be truly successful, you must first determine why you are writing. Where does the spark come from? Are you writing for fame, to promote yourself and your business, to share your message with the world, to make money, or to leave a legacy for your children and grandchildren? Whatever the reason, it must be deep-rooted and you must &#8220;write from the heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As the famous poet <a title=\"writing quotes, daily quote, daily quotes\" href=\"http:\/\/mayaangelou.com\/\">Maya Angelou<\/a> once said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?s=quotes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-561 aligncenter\" title=\"Writing Quotes - Maya Angelou\" alt=\"Writing Quotes - Maya Angelou\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?s=quotes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-564 aligncenter\" title=\"Writing Quotes - Maya Angelou\" alt=\"Writing Quotes - Maya Angelou\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou-2-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Writing-Quotes-Maya-Angelou-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The passion of writing can be strong for those who really enjoy the creativity of writing books. 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