Afraid Quote by Audre Lorde Download Open image “What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?” — Audre Lorde ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Afraid Fear Regretted Regretted Silences Silence Silences Silences Afraid
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. That the speaking profits me, beyond any other effect…what I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid? ...Death on the other hand,… — Audre Lorde Copy Share
After my mother passed away, I really felt there were things that I hadn't said or things that I did say that I kind… — Amber Mark Copy Share Image
There are a few things that I regret, but nothing that I need to forget. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
I regret things all the time. I've never regretted not saying something. I've only regretted saying something. — Chrissy Teigen Copy Share Image
There were silences in my head. I could abandon myself completely to the pleasure of multiple relationships, to the beauty of the day, to… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Silence. There are times it's the only thing I want and I wonder how I'll ever go back to the world of noise and… — Eric Lange Copy Share Image
I was afraid of looking into my heart...afraid of thinking seriously about anything...I did not want to know whether I was loved, and I… — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
No regrets. Never never any regrets. Everything has been an experience and has led to me now. Everything has been important and essential. Fear... I'm afraid of what people, including myself, are capable of, but it also excites me. I'm afraid of the atrocities that we are capable of and the things that can happen if everyone makes decisions based… — Brandon Boyd Copy Share
Every woman I have ever loved has left her print upon me, where I loved some invaluable piece of myself apart from me-so different… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
There are many kinds of open. . . Love is a word, another kind of open. . . Take my word for jewel in your open light. — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
I can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too? — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“For once we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
the fear of death is that you are dying too soon. Nobody wants to, but at the point that you die you can pray… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“There is an important difference between openness and naïveté. Not everyone has good intentions nor means me well. I remind myself I do not… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
I learned to read from Mrs. Augusta Baker, the children's librarian. ... If that was the only good deed that lady ever did in… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change,… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“I think that in America there are certain kinds of problems and in Russia there are certain kinds of problems, but basically, when you… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
Institutionalized rejection of differences is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people. As members of such an economy,… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I used to be afraid of my temper, but it turns out I don't really have one. — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
I get afraid of the dark if I'm in a great deal of dark, and I have to move around inside of that fear...… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty fearless person. I'm afraid of, like, creepy men in white vans and sidewalks with no streetlights. But I'm not afraid to… — Josie Totah Copy Share Image
I will support my party when they are right on an issue, but am not afraid to stand up to party bosses who are… — Darlene Senger Copy Share Image
I want to tell you, but I cant, becuase I'm afraid if I do you'll never treat me same the again — Cristina Orante Copy Share Image
Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Humans are naturally scared and confused beings. They not only fear the unknown, as they live fearing themselves... ☥” — Luis Marques Copy Share Image
If you are too afraid of failure, you cant possibly do what needs to be done to succeed in living a fulfilling life. The… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
