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title: "3 Radka Donnell Quotes - Famous Writer"
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# Radka Donnell

(1928–2013)   Writer

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Radka Donnell was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Radka Donnell

Born November 24, 1928

Died February 13, 2013

Profession Writer

## About Radka Donnell

Feminist, painter, poet, quiltmaker (1928–2013)... \| Radka Donnell was a feminist, painter, art therapist, poet, translator, storyteller, and pioneer of modern quilt-making. She explored what quilts can mean and look like, as distinct from traditional quilting and the fine arts culture.

##  Quotes by Radka Donnell

> [My focus on silence is to be understood as an intrinsic part of the body's search for meaning amongst the noisy assaults…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/radka-donnell/my-focus-on-silence-is-to-be-understood-as-an-intrinsic-part-of-the/)

Radka Donnell

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/radka-donnell-76682_art_my-focus-on-silence-is-to-be-understood_1540023.jpg)

> [My quiltmaking is sandwiched, moved about, displaced between other activities and the crosscurrents of people's movements inside the place I live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/radka-donnell/my-quiltmaking-is-sandwiched-moved-about-displaced-between-other/)

Radka Donnell

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/radka-donnell-76682_activity_my-quiltmaking-is-sandwiched-moved-about_2896915.jpg)

> [I work out of silence, because silence makes up for my actual lack of working space. Silence substitutes for actual space, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/radka-donnell/i-work-out-of-silence-because-silence-makes-up-for-my-actual-lack-of/)

Radka Donnell

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/radka-donnell-76682_distance_i-work-out-of-silence-because-silence-ma_3115285.jpg)

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