I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
AUDRE LORDEI have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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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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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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I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior.
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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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If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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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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Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.
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Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people.
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Your silence will not protect you.
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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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Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
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If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.
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The Seventh Sense – Women who build nations learn to love men who build nations learn to love children building sand castles by the rising sea.
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