Quotation by

Maya Angelou

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

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The author describes music as a safe place where she feels protected from feeling alone. She imagines slipping into the quiet moments within the music to shield herself from loneliness.

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