It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I believe God is everything, say Shug. Everything that is or ever was or ever will be. And when you can feel… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother's garden, I… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show.… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
She say, Celie, tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I've found, in my own writing, that a little hatred, keenly directed, is a useful thing. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
It is chilling to think that the same people who persecuted the wise women and men of Europe, its midwives and healers,… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“Why aren't you happy in America, if everyone there drives motorcars?” — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“She saw poetry where other writers merely saw failure to cope with English.” — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
The original crime of niggers and lesbians is that they prefer themselves. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
