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Quote by Alice Walker
My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smash

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

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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

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For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged. – Alice Walker

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