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.
AUDRE LORDETomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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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 do not have to romanticize our past in order to be aware of how it seeds our present.
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If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
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I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior.
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I have died too many deaths that were not mine.
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In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
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Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
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We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about survival and growth.
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Dark-bright fire lit eyes.
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The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.
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There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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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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Without community, there is no liberation.
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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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