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...
Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now. Audre Lorde
Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
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.
Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy. Audre Lorde
Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. Audre Lorde
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
...oppression is as American as apple pie... Audre Lorde
...oppression is as American as apple pie...
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. Audre Lorde
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. Audre Lorde
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
Our visions begin with our desires. Audre Lorde
Our visions begin with our desires.
When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. Audre Lorde
When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge. Audre Lorde
Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.
Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it. Audre Lorde
Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.