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Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.

Audre Lorde

There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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Black Lives Matter Ideas
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
I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain.
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Duty Important Intense Pain Rain Speak Survival Truimph Truth
I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.
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Honesty Learning Listen People
Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.
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Belong Conceive Future Inspirational Joy Ourselves
Without community, there is no liberation.
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Community Liberty One Liner
I have died too many deaths that were not mine.
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Death Deep Depression Die Healing One Liner
Our visions begin with our desires.
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Beginning Desire Inspirational One Liner Vision
It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.
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Cherish Close Hands Pay Substance Symbol
The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
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Afraid Inspirational Service Strength Vision
I am a Black, Lesbian, Feminist, Warrior, Poet, Mother – stronger for all my identities, and I am indivisible.
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Black Feminism Identity Lesbian Mother Poet Strong
If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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Love Probable Resistance Survival Time
We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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Blind Deep Gratitude
The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.
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Feminism House Master Tool
It’s a struggle but that’s why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again.
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Colour Existence Generation History Lesbian Struggle
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.
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Acceptance Believe Joy Learning People Rejoice Service Success

Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.

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