American - Author | February 9, 1944 -
Artists have a responsibility to speak and to act when governments fail, and if we don't do that, we really deserve the world we get.
Alice Walker
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I used to meditate all the time in bed. That was when I was raising my daughter, and I'd get her up and off to school, and then I would go back to bed and meditate. And then I would do the same in the evening, and that was very good for that period because I had so many things to juggle as a single mother.
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I just feel that 'The Color Purple,' which was my 10th book, was a true gift from my ancestors.
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It is natural to want to have a future.
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I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism.
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Meditation has been a loyal friend to me. It has helped me write my books.
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I think America has always been polarized.
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I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.
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Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me.
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It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become than for the children one's 'mature' critics often are.
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Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.
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It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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