Pearl Cleage Quotes

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• Feminism is to sexism what black nationalism is to racism; the most rational response to the problem.
• Sometimes you have to show them what they want to see in order to get them to show you who they really are.
• But it is the fear, not the writing that defeats me. Everything is not a masterpiece.
• Buying flowers is not just a way to bring home beauty. It's an expression of confidence that better days are coming. It's a defiant finger…
• It is a dangerous time to be a black woman in America. It’s a time when we are not safe in the streets or at…
• Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.
• Many times, what people call 'writer's block' is the confusion that happens when a writer has a great idea, but their writing skill is not…
• Vera Stark is a fabulous force of nature.
• I think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too.... I think the commitment…
• I think all negotiations should take place at a round table and everybody should have to rotate counterclockwise once an hour so that even the…
• When I got to the end of this play, I realized I was trying to make Angel do something that had not been justified by…
• I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!
• As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.
• I think that theater is a unique way to communicate with people as they gather together with other people they may not even know. It…
• I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need to…
• We danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and howled just as loud as…
• If you don't annoy your big sister for no good reason from time to time, she thinks you don't love her anymore.
• Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.
• Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in…
• Sometimes you meet yourself on the road before you have a chance to learn the appropriate greeting. Faced with your own possibilities, the hard part…

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