Quotes by : Audre Lorde

Oppressed peoples are always being asked to stretch a little more, to bridge the gap between blindness....

I can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy....

Each of us is called upon to take a stand. So in these days ahead, as we examine ourselves and each other,....

Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.

You loved people and you came to depend on their being there. but people died or changed or went away....

This kind of action is a prevalent error among oppressed peoples. It is based upon the false notion that....

Black men are not so passive that they must have Black women speak for them. Even my fourteen-year-old....

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken made verbal....

When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and....

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