Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother's garden, I found my own.
Alice WalkerNot everyone's life is what they make it. Some people's life is what other people make it.
Alice WalkerOdinary people don't have a feeling of being loved by the people who manage to get into positions of leadership. They get in there, they make a lot of money, and then they play games with us.
Alice WalkerI always have felt that elders are really important. I think it's because, in my little Southern black culture, elders really were respected. Everybody listened to them. They may not have agreed - that's a whole different story - but they would totally listen and consider what the elder had to say.
Alice Walker