It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.
AUDRE LORDELife is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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In the recognition of loving lies the answer to despair.
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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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What you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. Anger, not moral authority.
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There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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We are all in the process of becoming.
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We must wake up knowing we have work to do and go to bed knowing we’ve done it.
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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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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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Some women wait for themselves around the next corner and call the empty spot peace but the opposite of living is only not living and the stars do not care
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We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.
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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 erotic has often been misnamed by men and used against women.
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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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Construct templates for possible futures, and focus our rage for change upon our enemies rather than upon each other.
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