“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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“We must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created.”
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“I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“Did you ever read my words, or did you merely finger through them for quotations which you thought might valuably support an already conceived idea concerning some old and distorted connection between us?”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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