Paula

“We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.”
― Audre Lorde

“Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.”
― Audre Lorde

“and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid
So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive”
― Audre Lorde, The Black Unicorn: Poems

“The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.”
― Mark Twain