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03/27/2008 - Updated 11:54 AM ET
 
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By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY

Angelou celebrates her 80 years of pain and joy

In the dining room of her elegantly restored Harlem town house, beneath painted clouds on a light blue ceiling, Maya Angelou is asked how it feels to be turning 80. "Exciting!" she says with a broad smile, then adds: "The body knows. The bones don't let you forget."

- Maya Angelou recalls past experiences in Glorious Celebration


Birthday portrait: Maya Angelou, at home in Harlem, is the subject of A Glorious Celebration. It arrives Tuesday to mark her 80th birthday April 4.

 
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