Writing poems is my way of celebrating with the world that I have not committed suicide the evening before.
Alice WalkerAnimals were not made for us, or our use. They have their own use, which is just being who they are.
Alice WalkerOne white man on the platform in South Carolina asked us where we were going--we had got off the train to get some fresh air and to dust the grit and dust out of our clothes. When we said Africa he looked offended and tickled too. Niggers going to Africa, he said to his wife. Now I have seen everything.
Alice Walker