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Words Quotes by Audre Lorde
- And when the sun rises we are afraid it might not remain when the sun sets we are afraid it might not rise in the…
- When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it…
- In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us.
- My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made…
- And where the words of women are crying to be heard, we must each of us recognize our responsibility to seek those words out, to…
- If you come as softly As wind within the trees You may hear what I hear See what sorrow sees. If you come as lightly…
- The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some of those differences…
- What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and…
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- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
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- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
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- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila