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.
AUDRE LORDEI am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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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.
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Divide and conquer must become define and empower.
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Your silence will not protect you.
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When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going.
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In the recognition of loving lies the answer to despair.
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It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.
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For each of us as women, there is a dark place within, where hidden and growing our true spirit rises, beautiful and tough as chestnut stanchions against our nightmare of weakness.
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Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
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Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
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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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Oppression is as American as apple pie.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.
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We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about survival and growth.
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If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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