Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
Audre Lorde...my experience with people who tried to label me was that they usually did it to either dismiss me or use me.
Audre LordeIf what we need to dream, to move our spirits most deeply and directly toward and through promise, is discounted as a luxury, then we give up the core -- the fountain -- of our power, our womanness; we give up the future of our worlds. (From "Poetry is Not a Luxury")
Audre LordeI have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
Audre Lorde