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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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Black women sharing close ties with each other, politically or emotionally, are not the enemies of Black men. – 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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I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me. – H. P. Lovecraft

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Dont fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine. – Camille Claudel

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My biggest fear in life is to be average. – M. Night Shyamalan

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A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war. – Henry Van Dyke

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