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

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I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

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.

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...

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

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

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it...

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it...

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

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...

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...

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...

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

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...

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

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

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

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...

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

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

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....

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 experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.