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Audre Lorde. Self, Silence, Action. Audre Lorde (2012). “Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches”, p.42, Crossing Press. I 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.
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- “Your silence will not protect you.” ― Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches.
- “If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.” ― Audre Lorde.
- “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” ― audre lorde.
- “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ― Audre Lorde.
Collection of sourced quotations by Audre Lorde on silence. Discover popular and famous silence quotes by Audre Lorde.
- “In a world of possibility for us all, our personal visions help lay the groundwork for political action.”
- “There are many kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise.”
- “For wherever our oppression manifests itself in this country, Black people are potential victims.”
- “If you can’t change reality, change your perceptions of it.”
- When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. Audre Lorde. Strong Women, Honesty, Silence.
- It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde. Inspirational, Inspiring, Equality.
- 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. Audre Lorde. Future, Joy, Tomorrow.
- You cannot use someone else's fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it. Audre Lorde.
Silence into Language and Action* I 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. That the speaking profits me, beyond any other effect. I am standing here as a Black lesbian poet, and the meaning of all that waits upon
Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all believed, bridging our differences.” ― Audre Lorde, The Cancer Journals
