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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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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

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We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other. – Audre Lorde

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If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves. – Bryant H. McGill

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You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith. – Mary Manin Morrissey

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I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I dont handle fear very well Im not a good terrified person. – Stevie Nicks

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If you can once engage peoples pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you. – Lord Chesterfield

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Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. Im so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time. – Tony Visconti

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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. – Nelson Mandela

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To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. – Lord Chesterfield

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