I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.
AUDRE LORDEI am bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
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Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.
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Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action.
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Some problems we share as women, some we do not.
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What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?
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The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
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I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do.
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The true focus of revolutionary change is never merely the oppressive situations that we seek to escape, but that piece of the oppressor which is planted deep within each of us.
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It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.
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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
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We must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage.
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Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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I am a Black, Lesbian, Feminist, Warrior, Poet, Mother – stronger for all my identities, and I am indivisible.
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