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
As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young. – Alice Walker
My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my fathers head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap. – Alice Walker
The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didnt want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your woman or your ass. – Alice Walker