I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.
ALICE WALKERYou’re not here just to be a clone. You’re not here to be a copy. We have enough of those. You don’t have to apply. You don’t even have to go there to be absolutely yourself – real, here, now, on this planet.
More Alice Walker Quotes
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… my mother adorned with flowers whatever shabby house we were forced to live in.
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It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one’s children will become than for the children one’s ‘mature’ critics often are.
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Expecting anything, living frugally in surprise.
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It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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Hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof.
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Creation is a sustained period of bliss.
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You’re not here just to be a clone. You’re not here to be a copy. We have enough of those. You don’t have to apply. You don’t even have to go there to be absolutely yourself – real, here, now, on this planet.
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Progress’ affects few. Only revolution can affect many.
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I write not only what I want to read…I write all the things I should have been able to read.
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Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.
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Wherever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared.
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People will say to you, “Oh, you are fearless.” That is so not true. We should stop saying that about people. It’s a slander, really.
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Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.
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I think the foundation of everything in my life is wonder.
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It matters to me that I feel loved by the universe – and I do.
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