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Category Archive: Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde Quote: “If I didn’t define myself for…”

If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.

October 22, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “When we speak we are afraid…”

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 is better to speak.

October 22, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “There’s always someone asking you to…”

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 that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.

October 14, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “The sixties were characterized by a…”

The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions.

September 19, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “In other words, I would be…”

In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us.

September 8, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “It is not our differences that…”

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

August 24, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “Poetry is not only dream and…”

Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.

July 15, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “I remember how being young and…”

I remember how being young and black and gay and lonely felt. A lot of it was fine, feeling I had the truth and the light and the key, but a lot of it was purely hell.

June 19, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “Our visions begin with our desires….”

Our visions begin with our desires.

June 12, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Audre Lorde Quote: “There are lesbians, God knows… if…”

There are lesbians, God knows… if you came up through lesbian circles in the forties and fifties in New York… who were not feminist and would not call themselves feminists.

May 9, 2021 1934, American, Audre Lorde, February 18, Quotes by Poets

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