Black women sharing close ties with each other, politically or emotionally, are not the enemies of Black men.

Quote by Audre Lorde

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Art is not living. It is the use of living.

Art is not living. It is the use of living.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of...

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of...

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have...

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have...

The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions.

The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But...

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But...

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.

We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes...

We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes...

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black,...

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black,...

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference...

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference...

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

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

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever...

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever...

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...

It's possible to take that as a personal metaphor and then multiply it to a...

It's possible to take that as a personal metaphor and then multiply it to a...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of...

It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of...

Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part...

Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part...

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be...

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be...

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at...

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at...

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but...

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...