I have died too many deaths that were not mine.
AUDRE LORDEWe must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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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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Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
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Your silence will not protect you.
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One pays a lot, we all pay a lot, for awareness.
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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 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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When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going.
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If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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We are all in the process of becoming.
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To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
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My experience with people who tried to label me was that they usually did it to either dismiss me or use me.
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Oppression is as American as apple pie.
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