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I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.

Audre Lorde

Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.
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Flesh Hunger Mouth Reason Seek Shape
We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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Blind Deep Gratitude
We are all in the process of becoming.
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Life One Liner Positive Process
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 wish to raise a Black man who will not be destroyed by, nor settle for, those corruptions called power by the white fathers who mean his destruction as surely as they mean mine.
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Black Black Lives Matter Corruption Destroy Father Man Power Racism
Oppressors always expect the oppressed to extend to them the understanding so lacking in themselves.
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Expectation Extend Lack Oppression Understand
Construct templates for possible futures, and focus our rage for change upon our enemies rather than upon each other.
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Change Construct Each Other Enemy Future Inspirational Possible Template
If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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Love Probable Resistance Survival Time
You are the one that you are looking for.
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Healing Inspirational Look One Liner
Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
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Acceptance Against Diminish Myself
Anger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does.
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Angry Destroy Hatred
Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
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Arena Change Choose Immediate Responsiblity Stand
I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.
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Creation Need Start Writing
I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.
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Act Believe Care Indulgence Myself Survival
One pays a lot, we all pay a lot, for awareness.
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Aware Pay
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

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