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How hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.

Audre Lorde

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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Aspect Constant Deny Eclipse Encouragement Present
There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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Black Lives Matter Ideas
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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Dismiss Experience Label People Try Used
We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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Blind Deep Gratitude
We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about survival and growth.
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Growth Inspirational Powerful Survival Women Empowerment
I wish to raise a Black man who will recognize that the legitimate objects of his hostility are not women, but the particulars of a structure that programs him to fear and despise women as well as his own Black self.
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Black Lives Matter Fear Object Raise Recognize Structure Women
Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.
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Belong Conceive Future Inspirational Joy Ourselves
In the recognition of loving lies the answer to despair.
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Despair Love Lying Recognize
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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Empty Live Opposite Peace Spot Stars Women
It’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.
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Colour Existence Generation History Lesbian Struggle
I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do.
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Decent Life Live Love Management People Sweet Want Work
Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
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Anniversary Couple Forever Love Time Valentine
If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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Love Probable Resistance Survival Time
The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
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Afraid Inspirational Service Strength Vision
Revolution is not a one time event.
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Event One Liner Revolution Time
I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.
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Act Believe Care Indulgence Myself Survival

How hard it is to sleep in the middle of life.

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