The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

Quote by Alice Walker

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

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

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.

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 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...

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Horses make a landscape look beautiful

Horses make a landscape look beautiful

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....

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...

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?'

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...

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

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

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

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.

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

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...

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...