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...
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.
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.
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. Audre Lorde
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.
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.
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.
But the question is a matter of the survival and the teaching. That's what our work comes down to. No matter where we key into it, it's the same work, just different pieces of ourselves doing it. Audre Lorde
But the question is a matter of the survival and the teaching. That's what our work comes down to. No matter where we key into it, it's the same work, just different pieces of ourselves doing it.
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.
...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.
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.
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.
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.
Your silence will not protect you. Audre Lorde
Your silence will not protect you.