War is a dead end, literally. And, what is more, we simply can't afford it. Not morally, and not financially. How long will it take the citizens of the United States, one wonders, to recognize that the house their country… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
You die - and this is why manmade religions don't work for so many of us. The notion that you're dead and that's the end, and they even try to contain you in coffins. They make them out of steel… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I gave my archive to Emory University because there's a really dear friend who teaches there, Rudolph Byrd, and he's the editor. — Alice Walker Copy Share
Just be what it is that you are, and that is just fine. You don't have to be what you're not in any way.… — Alice Walker Copy Share
“Remember this-- say it & know it is true: Alice loves me Alice loves me and I am not blamed for this. ... she… — Alice Walker Copy Share
“She saw poetry where other writers merely saw failure to cope with English.” — Alice Walker Copy Share
My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them. — Alice Walker Copy Share
Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be… — Alice Walker Copy Share
“As others might prepare for an exam whose subject matter is unknown to them, so I must study, cram, for every conversation with my… — Alice Walker Copy Share
My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father's head. It taught me about women defending… — Alice Walker Copy Share
Many readers fail to realize this, but 'The Color Purple' is a theological text. It is about the reclamation of one's original God: the… — Alice Walker Copy Share
The good news may be that Nature is phasing out the white man, but the bad news is that's who She thinks we all… — Alice Walker Copy Share
Humans - whatever billions we are - we don't have the control. We are considered expendable, basically. — Alice Walker Copy Share
All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my… — Alice Walker Copy Share
