black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.

Audre Lorde

I wish to raise a Black man who will recognize that the legitimate objects of his hostility are not women, but the particulars of a structure that programs him to fear and despise women as well as his own Black self.
AUDRE LORDE

Black Lives Matter Fear Object Raise Recognize Structure Women
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.
AUDRE LORDE

Believe Conquer Fear Goals Inspirational Job Matter Scare
I am still learning – how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and rejoice when I succeed.
AUDRE LORDE

Acceptance Believe Joy Learning People Rejoice Service Success
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
AUDRE LORDE

Different Feminism Freedom Woman Women Empowerment
To that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.
AUDRE LORDE

Pieces Refuse Silence
The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
AUDRE LORDE

Act Action Language Silence Transformation
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
AUDRE LORDE

Ability Acceptance Celebration Difference Divide Equality Recognize
Construct templates for possible futures, and focus our rage for change upon our enemies rather than upon each other.
AUDRE LORDE

Change Construct Each Other Enemy Future Inspirational Possible Template
What woman here is so enamored of her own oppression that she cannot see her heel print upon another woman’s face?
AUDRE LORDE

Face Oppression Woman
If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.
AUDRE LORDE

Alive Eat Fantasy Inspirational Myself People Self Respect
Hopefully, we can learn from the 60s that we cannot afford to do our enemies work by destroying each other.
AUDRE LORDE

Afford Destroy Each Other Enemy Learning Violence
In the recognition of loving lies the answer to despair.
AUDRE LORDE

Despair Love Lying Recognize
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
AUDRE LORDE

Afraid Hear Silence Speak Welcome Women Empowerment
One pays a lot, we all pay a lot, for awareness.
AUDRE LORDE

Aware Pay
How hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.
AUDRE LORDE

Deep Life One Liner Sleep Struggle
I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.
AUDRE LORDE

Creation Need Start Writing

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Audre Lorde Quotes