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.
AUDRE LORDEWe must wake up knowing we have work to do and go to bed knowing we’ve done it.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior.
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.
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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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Dark-bright fire lit eyes.
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How hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.
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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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The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.
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I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
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The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
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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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Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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Anger is loaded with information and energy.
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Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.
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