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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .

Audre Lorde

Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.
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Against Brick Defense Future Guilty Serve Wall
Some women wait for themselves around the next corner and call the empty spot peace but the opposite of living is only not living and the stars do not care
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Empty Live Opposite Peace Spot Stars Women
We must wake up knowing we have work to do and go to bed knowing we’ve done it.
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Bed Done Motivational Satisfaction Wake Up Work
To that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.
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Pieces Refuse Silence
We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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Crave Fear Ourselves Raise
I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
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Beware Magic Old Smile Woman
We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about survival and growth.
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Growth Inspirational Powerful Survival Women Empowerment
The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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Act Action Language Silence Transformation
The oppression of women knows no ethnic nor racial boundaries, true, but that does not mean it is identical within those boundaries.
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Boundary Ethnic Oppression Women
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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Decent Life Live Love Management People Sweet Want Work
I am bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.
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Bury Heroism Liar Refuse
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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Action Attempt Constant Dreams Encouragement Ideas Ourselves
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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Change Escape Focus Pieces Plant Revolution Seek Situation
I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.
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Aspect Constant Deny Eclipse Encouragement Present
Our visions begin with our desires.
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Beginning Desire Inspirational One Liner Vision
We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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Blind Deep Gratitude

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