I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
AUDRE LORDEHow hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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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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What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?
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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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It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
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I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.
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We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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What woman here is so enamored of her own oppression that she cannot see her heel print upon another woman’s face?
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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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How hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.
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Hopefully, we can learn from the 60s that we cannot afford to do our enemies work by destroying each other.
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Some problems we share as women, some we do not.
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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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Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.
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In the recognition of loving lies the answer to despair.
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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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