Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall in love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin — find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.
—Maya Angelou, from “Note To Self” to which she starts with a beautiful missive meant for her 15-year-old self (via themooreeffoc)