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Audre Lorde

“If I participate, knowingly or otherwise, in my sister's oppression and she calls me on it, to answer her anger with my own only blankets the substance of our exchange with reaction. It wastes energy. And yes, it is very difficult to stand still and to listen to another woman's voice delineate an agony I do not share, or one to which I myself have contributed.It wastes energy. And yes, it is very difficult to stand still and to listen to another woman's voice delineate an agony I do not share, or one to which I myself have contributed.”

Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
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