My writing is very organic. It's what I am. My mother says I was writing before I was crawling. I wrote in the dirt with a twig. So I think of it as something that's very essential to my being.
Alice WalkerWhat a burden to think one is conceived in sin rather than in pleasure; that one is born into evil rather than into joy.
Alice WalkerAs we talked of freedom and justice one day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out.
Alice WalkerHuman compassion is equal to human cruelty, and it is up to each of us to tip the balance.
Alice WalkerLaughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along, shredded by our mistakes, bludgeoned by our faults. Not having a clue where the dark path leads us. But on the whole, we stumble along bravely, don't you think?
Alice Walker