Audre Lorde's Quote - I remember how being young and black and gay and lonely felt. A lo

Quote by Audre Lorde

I remember how being young and black and gay and lonely felt. A lot of it was fine, feeling I had the truth and the light and the key, but a lot of it was purely hell. – Audre Lorde

Other quotes by Audre Lorde

In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction. – Audre Lorde

Category:

work

Author

Audre Lorde

Read Quote

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women. – Audre Lorde

Category:

Women

Author

Audre Lorde

Read Quote

Theres always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself – whether its Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. – because thats the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else. – Audre Lorde

Category:

teacher

Author

Audre Lorde

Read Quote

Other Quotes from

Truth

Random Quotes

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other peoples minds. – Walter Bagehot

Category:

Conversation

It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport. – Fridtjof Nansen

Category:

God

Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. – Dave Barry

Category:

Skiing

I really dont like to do back-to-back movies. I concentrate on things at home. My family and school life are important to me. I try to do one movie a year. – Anna Chlumsky

Category:

Home