Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful.

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

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

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 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...

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or one's people that...

The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or one's people that...

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and...

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and...

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...

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...

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.

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...

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me.

Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me.

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.