When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. — Audre Lorde
I would like to do another piece of fiction dealing with a number of issues: lesbian parenting — Audre Lorde
I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival. — Audre Lorde
There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives. — Audre Lorde
For we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition — Audre Lorde
Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel deeply, love deeply — Audre Lorde
The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge — Audre Lorde
The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game — Audre Lorde
What woman here is so enamored of her own oppression that she cannot see her heelprint upon — Audre Lorde
In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth — Audre Lorde
My anger has meant pain to me but it has also meant survival, and before I give it up I’m going to be sure — Audre Lorde