Every woman I have ever loved has left her print upon me, where I loved some invaluable piece of myself apart from me-so different that I had to stretch and grow in order to recognize her. And in that growing, we came to separation, that place where work begins.
Audre LordeAnger is an appropriate reaction to racist attitudes, as is fury when the actions arising from those attitudes do not change.
Audre LordeI am not just a lesbian. I am not just a poet. I am not just a mother. Honor the complexity of your vision and yourselves.
Audre Lorde