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Quote by Audre Lorde
I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not hav

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. Weve been taught that silence would save us, but it wont. – Audre Lorde

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I would like to do another piece of fiction dealing with a number of issues: Lesbian parenting, the 1960s, and interracial relationships in the Lesbian and Gay community. – Audre Lorde

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parenting
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I cant really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too? – Audre Lorde

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alone
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Black women sharing close ties with each other, politically or emotionally, are not the enemies of Black men. – Audre Lorde

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My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me. – John Hawkes

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Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Do not fear mistakes. There are none. – Miles Davis

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I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. – Diane Abbott

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Anybody who thinks talk is cheap should get some legal advice. – Franklin P. Jones

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It does not require many words to speak the truth. – Chief Joseph

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Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. – Proverb

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