Maya AngelouI answer the heroic question, 'Death, where is thy sting?' with 'It is in my heart and mind and memories.
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The heroic answer to the question, "What is death?" is "It is in my heart and mind and memories." Those who could not be with the dearly departed in life are still with them in death. It is their hearts that beat, it is their minds that think, and it is their memories that last.
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