The earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Expect nothing, live frugally on surprise. Become a stranger to need of pity. Or if compassion be freely given out, take only… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I love my own culture. I love my African-American culture very deeply, and I know it deserves to be honored. You have… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not.… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“...there is no resistance to the idea that what is foreign can be known. Can be understood. Can be held in the… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
HELPED are those whose ever act is a prayer for harmony in the Universe, for they are the restorers of balance to… — 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
