Some problems we share as women, some we do not.
AUDRE LORDEAnger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That’s the beginning of social protest.
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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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Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
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We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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What woman here is so enamored of her own oppression that she cannot see her heel print upon another woman’s face?
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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.
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We are all in the process of becoming.
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How hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.
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The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings.
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Your silence will not protect you.
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When you reach out and touch other human beings, it doesn’t matter whether you call it therapy or teaching or poetry.
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We recognize that all knowledge is mediated through the body and that feeling is a profound source of information about our lives.
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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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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
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