American - Author | February 9, 1944 -
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
Alice Walker
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The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.
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We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier.
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Sucking up to the biggies won't get us anywhere.
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For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.
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I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.
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I wanted in my lifetime to vote for a radical Native American woman, since my vision of any future that we might have is that it will be led by women and older women.
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From infancy, I have relied on the fiercely sweet spirits of black men; and this is abundantly clear in my work.
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Women have to summon up courage to fulfill dormant dreams.
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As long as the people don't fear the truth, there is hope. For once they fear it, the one who tells it doesn't stand a chance. And today, truth is still beautiful... but so frightening.
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My parents were both storytellers. They always spoke with metaphorical richness.
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In the summer of 1966, I went to Mississippi to be in the heart of the civil-rights movement, helping people who had been thrown off the farms or taken off the welfare roles for registering to vote. While working there, I met the civil-rights lawyer I later married - we became an interracial couple.
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