The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.

Quote by Alice Walker

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Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the...

And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the...

The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'

The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress,...

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress,...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.

My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.

This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole....

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole....

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get...

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in...

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in...

Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...