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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

Topics: Back Because Been Believe Child Delay Disrespect Dust Head Imperfect Injustice Justice Off Palestinian Put Respect Right Severe Tenderness Try Want Will Without World I Believe

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I think there is a sense of being forced at this time to look at America's really large shadow and that's not all that bad.

~Alice Walker

Topics: America Bad Being Forced Large Look Really Sense Shadow Think Time I Think

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Fiction is such a world of freedom, it's wonderful. If you want someone to fly, they can fly.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Fiction Fly Freedom Someone Want Wonderful World You

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I feel very happy to be living in Berkeley because there are a lot of people who are politically active here.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Active Because Berkeley Feel Happy Here Living Lot People Politically Very Who I Feel

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I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan, where some of the terrorists had been.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Afghanistan After Attack Attacked Been Distressed Had Response Some States Terrorists United United States Where

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As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Ability Best Care Elder Planet Protect Responsibility Rest Young

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I have never felt that the one thing that I am 'known for' is what I am.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Am Felt Known Never One Thing The One Thing Thing I Am

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Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Also Apartheid Both Guilty Inside Israel Occupied Palestinian Palestinian People People Persecution Territories

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I'm not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself - then they get to say 'See, you did it yourself.'

~Alice Walker

Topics: Capable Chain Choose Convinced Cruelty Delight Did Education Enough Get History Many Men Own Say See Seeing Sense Take Then Understand Which Will Women You Yourself

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I'm for women choosing whatever they want to do but they have to really know what they are doing.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Choosing Doing Know Really Want Whatever Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 9th, 1944

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