Audrе Lоrdе (Fеbruаrу 18, 1934 – Nоvеmbеr 17, 1992) wаѕ a writer, fеminiѕt, womanist, and сivil rightѕ асtiviѕt. Aѕ a poet, ѕhе is bеѕt knоwn fоr tесhniсаl mаѕtеrу аnd еmоtiоnаl expression, аѕ w...
There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives. Audre Lorde
There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.
I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines. Audre Lorde
I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.
Revolution is not a one time event. Audre Lorde
Revolution is not a one time event.
...and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength. Audre Lorde
...and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. Audre Lorde
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. Audre Lorde
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.
Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part of myself away. Audre Lorde
Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part of myself away.
I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood. Audre Lorde
I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
Your silence will not protect you. Audre Lorde
Your silence will not protect you.
If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest. Audre Lorde
If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.
Divide and conquer must become define and empower. Audre Lorde
Divide and conquer must become define and empower.
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. Audre Lorde
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
