The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water. - Maya Angelou (Conversations with Maya Angelou Quotes)

The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

Source:Work in Progress: Maya Angelou by Sheila Weller (Intellectual Digest, June 1973), Conversations with Maya Angelou (1989), Page 15
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