How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names. – Alice Walker
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
Stories differ from advice in that, once you get them, they become a fabric of your whole soul. That is why they heal you. – Alice Walker
It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put – without delay, and with tenderness – back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try. – Alice Walker