Quote by Alice Walker
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesnt matter. I

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesnt matter. Im not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesnt make us better, then what on earth is it for. – Alice Walker

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Im sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power. – Alice Walker

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power
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Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that theyve had forever. And theyve been overrun by organized religion, which has had a lot of money and power. – Alice Walker

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Money
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Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful. – Alice Walker

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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible. – Billy Joel

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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. – Nicolas Chamfort

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The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists. – E. M. Forster

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The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it. – Carl Rogers

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It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree. – Elbert Hubbard

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If you have a friend or family member with breast cancer, try not to look at her with sad eyes. Treat her like you always did just show a little extra love. – Hoda Kotb

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