We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
AUDRE LORDEWhen times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Some problems we share as women, some we do not.
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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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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
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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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I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
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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.
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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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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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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
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Oppression is as American as apple pie.
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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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The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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