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

Quote by Alice Walker

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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...

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...

The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'

The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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 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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no...

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have? Four,...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have? Four,...

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.