But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.
AUDRE LORDEI have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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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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I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.
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Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.
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I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do.
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You are the one that you are looking for.
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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.
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Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.
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We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.
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Revolution is not a one time event.
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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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The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
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I am still learning – how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and rejoice when I succeed.
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action.
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