Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Audre Lorde Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Feb 18, 1934
  • Died: Nov 17, 1992

Audre Lorde was a Caribbean-American writer, radical feminist, womanist, lesbian, and civil rights activist. Lorde served as an inspiration to women worldwide, one of her most notable efforts being her activist work with Afro-German women in the 1980s. Her identity as a black lesbian gave her work a novel perspective and put her in a unique position to speak on issues surrounding civil rights, feminism, and oppression. Her work gained both wide acclaim and wide criticism, due to the elements of social liberalism and sexuality presented in her work and her emphasis on revolution and change. She died of breast cancer in 1992, at the age of 58.

Art is not living. It is the use of living. art

Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat. learning

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women. women

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. strength

Black women sharing close ties with each other, politically or emotionally, are not the enemies of Black men. women

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. inspirational

I can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too? being alone

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot. learning

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. strength

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 views from Robert Browning

22 views from Robert Browning

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53 other quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other views from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other views from Henry Ward Beecher