“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”
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“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.”
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“How much of this truth can I bear to see and still live
unblinded?
How much of this pain
can I use?”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
unblinded?
How much of this pain
can I use?”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“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
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