Surprised by Angelou

I ran across a quote from Maya Angelou the other day that made me think it would be a perfect theme for that book that I'm planning to write about friendship. It feels like a theme that would be worth exploring.

“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.”

First, I was surprised this was a quote by Maya Angelou, then I did some more research and BOOM! Imagine my surprise when I saw all of the quotes, most of which I had never read, that were attributed to her. For a list, see (here).

There are some good ones on that list. I love the one about creativity. If I was writing a post about why I restarted writing this blog I'd probably list that quote about creativity as an underlying reason. But it's that one about making someone a priority that resonates. I can just imagine one character making the other a "priority" while he remains nothing more than an "option" to the other. This would generate beaucoup tension.