Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.

Quote by Alice Walker

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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...

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.

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...

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

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...

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are,...

How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are,...

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

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

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...

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...

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

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if...

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if...

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.