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Woman Quotes by Audre Lorde
- Every woman I have ever known has made a lasting impression on my soul.
- I have always wanted to be both man and woman, to incorporate the strongest and richest parts of my mother and father within/into me -…
- I am a post-mastectomy woman who believes our feelings need voice in order to be recognized, respected, and of use.
- There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece…
- What woman here is so enamored of her own oppression that she cannot see her heel print upon another woman's face?
- Perhaps...I am the face of one of your fears. Because I am a woman, because I am Black, because I am a lesbian, because I…
- I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
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- In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels. — Jane Austen
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- It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. — Jane Austen
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