The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings.
AUDRE LORDEWhenever the need for some pretense of communication arises, those who profit from our oppression call upon us to share our knowledge with them
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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We are all in the process of becoming.
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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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I am bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.
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To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
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One pays a lot, we all pay a lot, for awareness.
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My experience with people who tried to label me was that they usually did it to either dismiss me or use me.
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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.
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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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In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
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Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.
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You are the one that you are looking for.
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Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.
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Whenever the need for some pretense of communication arises, those who profit from our oppression call upon us to share our knowledge with them
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We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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