I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
AUDRE LORDEIt’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.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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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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To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
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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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Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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Some problems we share as women, some we do not.
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Revolution is not a one time event.
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I 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.
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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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Construct templates for possible futures, and focus our rage for change upon our enemies rather than upon each other.
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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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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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Anger is loaded with information and energy.
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What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?
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