I can be almost terminally grief-stricken because things are so dire, but at the same time, theres a real lightheartedness about just the recoverability of life, of how things change, how theyre not the same, ever again. – Alice Walker
Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. – Alice Walker
Its so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think thats what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom. – Alice Walker
I just like to have words that describe things correctly. Now to me, black feminist does not do that. I need a word that is organic, that really comes out of the culture, that really expresses the spirit that we see in black women. And its just… womanish. – Alice Walker