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Quote by Audre Lorde

“One pays a lot, we all pay a lot, for awareness.”

Quote by Audre Lorde

Book:Conversations with Audre Lorde

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Conversations with Audre Lorde

This book offers a glimpse into the thoughts and experiences of Audre Lorde, exploring her perspectives on feminism, race, and social justice through a series of conversations with various individuals. more

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Audre Lorde, an American writer, poet, and speaker, was born on February 18, 1934, and passed away on November 17, 1992. Known for her profound insights into race, gender, and sexual orientation, her work encompasses poetry, prose, and novels, which have had a profound impact on contemporary literature and social movements. more

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Book:Conversations with Audre Lorde

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Source: A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

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Source: The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

“Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.”

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Source: A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

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Book:Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

“Institutionalized rejection of differences is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people. As members of such an economy, we have all been programmed to respond to the human differences between us with fear and loathing and to handle that difference in one of three ways: ignore it, and if that is not possible, copy it if we think it is dominant, or destroy it if we think it is subordinate.”

Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches