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It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Accept Celebrate Differences Divide Inability Our Recognize Those Us

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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. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Because Been Fear More Ourselves Respect Save Silence Speak Taught Terrified Than Those Us Voice Were Who Women Would Write I Write

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When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Afraid Am Becomes Dare Important Less Powerful Service Strength Then Use Vision Whether I Am

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Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Across Architecture Been Before Bridge Change Dream Fears Foundations Future Lays Lives Never Only Our Our Lives Poetry Skeleton Vision

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I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Again Believe Bruised Come Even Having Important Made Me Misunderstood Most Must Over Risk Shared Spoken Verbal

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When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

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Topics: Afraid Better Heard Our Silent Speak Still Welcomed Will Words

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If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Alive Define Eaten Fantasies Me Myself Other People Would

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In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Celebration Destruction Difference Growth Living Must Our Rather Reason Recognize Than Work

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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.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Basis Between Bridge Difference Emotional Forms Intellectual Joy Much Physical Psychic Shared Sharing Them Threat Understanding Whether Which

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The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.

~Audre Lorde

Topics: Dismantle House Master Never Tools Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: February 18th, 1934

Died: November 17th, 1992

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