We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.
AUDRE LORDESometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
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I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
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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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Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.
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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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I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior.
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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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But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.
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I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it’s your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.
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I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
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We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That’s the beginning of social protest.
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Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.
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