I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

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...

The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they...

The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they...

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...

It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become...

It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become...

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.

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

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....

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,...

Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the...

Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the...

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

We sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

We sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

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...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned...

Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned...

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that...

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that...

My wife is going to kill me. But you look like my wife, so that's...

My wife is going to kill me. But you look like my wife, so that's...

To be or not to be that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the...

To be or not to be that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the...

In the cookie of life, sisters are the chocolate chip!

In the cookie of life, sisters are the chocolate chip!

Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun.

Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun.