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Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde

American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil

Lived from: 1934 - 1992

Category: Politics | Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 18 february 1934 Died: 17 november 1992

  • Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel deeply, love deeply, can feel joy, then we will demand that all parts of our lives produce that kind of joy.
  • I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.
  • It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again.

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  • The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.
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  • We must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created.
    Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (2012)
    ― Audre Lorde
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