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Alice Walker Quotes

I started out as a poet. I’ve always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels Picture Quote #1

You know, one race will not be a survivor if the other one dies, and that’s something that we should think about Picture Quote #1

It’s an awful feeling to write something that you feel is really important... and to feel that you’re being published by people who really don’t get it and/or don’t really care Picture Quote #1

I can imagine in years to come that my papers and memorabilia, my journals and letters, will find themselves always in the company of people who care about many of the things I do Picture Quote #1

Part of what confuses people in times of upheaval is that you’re getting so many different points of view and directions and so and so, how to do this and do that. And a lot of it is written in a language that honestly most people cannot understand Picture Quote #1

I’ve found, in my own writing, that a little hatred, keenly directed, is a useful thing Picture Quote #1

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Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved Picture Quote #1

Resist the temptation to think what afflicts you is peculiar to you. Have faith that what is in your consciousness can be communicated to the consciousness of all. And is, in many cases, already there Picture Quote #1

When the ax came into the forest the trees said the handle is one of us Picture Quote #1

The only way to solace anyone who loved you in life is to be a good memory Picture Quote #1

My heart hurt so much I can’t believe it. How can it keep beating, feeling like this? Picture Quote #1

The world has changed: it did not change without your prayers without your faith without your determination to believe in liberation and kindness; without your dancing through the years that had no beat Picture Quote #1

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How sad now never to see men holding hands, while everywhere one looks they are holding guns Picture Quote #1

War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is sincerely invited Picture Quote #1

It’s essential that we understand that taking care of the planet will be done as we take care of ourselves. You know that you can’t really make much of a difference in things until you change yourself Picture Quote #1

Everything is already perfect. And if you can accept that everything is already perfect, the imperfection is a part of the perfection. What’s to worry about? Picture Quote #1

Whenever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared. I have been helped, supported, encouraged and nurtured by people of all races, creeds, colors and dreams Picture Quote #1

You don’t need organized religion to connect with the universe. Often a church is the only place you can go to find peace and quiet... But it shouldn’t be confused with connecting with one’s spirit Picture Quote #1

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I know, in my soul, that to eat a creature who is raised to be eaten, and who never has a chance to be a real being, is unhealthy. It’s like... you’re just eating misery. You’re eating a bitter life Picture Quote #1

One thing that never ceases to amaze me, along with the growth of vegetation from the earth and of hair from the head, is the growth of understanding Picture Quote #1

Helped are those too busy living to respond when they are wrongfully attacked: on their walks they shall find mysteries so intriguing as to distract them from every blow Picture Quote #1

If I could live as a tree, as a river, as the moon, as the sun, as a star, as the earth, as a rock, I would... Writing permits me to experience life as any number of strange creations Picture Quote #1

How we come into this world, how we are ushered in, met, and hopefully embraced upon arrival, impacts the whole of our time on earth Picture Quote #1

I think colors are miraculous. We live in a universe that is extremely creative and magical. We become happier as we appreciate these things in nature Picture Quote #1

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In each of us, there is a little voice that knows exactly which way to go. And I learned very early to listen to it, even though it has caused so much grief and havoc, and I think that is the only answer Picture Quote #1

We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. If they do, it is our duty as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children. If necessary, bone by bone Picture Quote #1

I write not only what I want to read... I write all the things I should have been able to read Picture Quote #1

Writing about people helps us to understand them, and understanding them helps us to accept them as part of ourselves Picture Quote #1

No song or poem will bear my mother’s name. Yet so many of the stories that I write, that we all write, are my mother’s stories Picture Quote #1

I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything Picture Quote #1

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I started out as a poet. I’ve always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels (Alice Walker Quotes) You know, one race will not be a survivor if the other one dies, and that’s something that we should think about (Alice Walker Quotes) It’s an awful feeling to write something that you feel is really important... and to feel that you’re being published by people who really don’t get it and/or don’t really care (Alice Walker Quotes) I can imagine in years to come that my papers and memorabilia, my journals and letters, will find themselves always in the company of people who care about many of the things I do (Alice Walker Quotes) Part of what confuses people in times of upheaval is that you’re getting so many different points of view and directions and so and so, how to do this and do that. And a lot of it is written in a language that honestly most people cannot understand (Alice Walker Quotes) I’ve found, in my own writing, that a little hatred, keenly directed, is a useful thing (Alice Walker Quotes) Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved (Alice Walker Quotes) Resist the temptation to think what afflicts you is peculiar to you. Have faith that what is in your consciousness can be communicated to the consciousness of all. And is, in many cases, already there (Alice Walker Quotes) When the ax came into the forest the trees said the handle is one of us (Alice Walker Quotes) The only way to solace anyone who loved you in life is to be a good memory (Alice Walker Quotes) My heart hurt so much I can’t believe it. How can it keep beating, feeling like this? (Alice Walker Quotes) The world has changed: it did not change without your prayers without your faith without your determination to believe in liberation and kindness; without your dancing through the years that had no beat (Alice Walker Quotes) How sad now never to see men holding hands, while everywhere one looks they are holding guns (Alice Walker Quotes) War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is sincerely invited (Alice Walker Quotes) It’s essential that we understand that taking care of the planet will be done as we take care of ourselves. You know that you can’t really make much of a difference in things until you change yourself (Alice Walker Quotes) Everything is already perfect. And if you can accept that everything is already perfect, the imperfection is a part of the perfection. What’s to worry about? (Alice Walker Quotes) Whenever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared. I have been helped, supported, encouraged and nurtured by people of all races, creeds, colors and dreams (Alice Walker Quotes) You don’t need organized religion to connect with the universe. Often a church is the only place you can go to find peace and quiet... But it shouldn’t be confused with connecting with one’s spirit (Alice Walker Quotes) I know, in my soul, that to eat a creature who is raised to be eaten, and who never has a chance to be a real being, is unhealthy. It’s like... you’re just eating misery. You’re eating a bitter life (Alice Walker Quotes) One thing that never ceases to amaze me, along with the growth of vegetation from the earth and of hair from the head, is the growth of understanding (Alice Walker Quotes) Helped are those too busy living to respond when they are wrongfully attacked: on their walks they shall find mysteries so intriguing as to distract them from every blow (Alice Walker Quotes) If I could live as a tree, as a river, as the moon, as the sun, as a star, as the earth, as a rock, I would... Writing permits me to experience life as any number of strange creations (Alice Walker Quotes) How we come into this world, how we are ushered in, met, and hopefully embraced upon arrival, impacts the whole of our time on earth (Alice Walker Quotes) I think colors are miraculous. We live in a universe that is extremely creative and magical. We become happier as we appreciate these things in nature (Alice Walker Quotes) In each of us, there is a little voice that knows exactly which way to go. And I learned very early to listen to it, even though it has caused so much grief and havoc, and I think that is the only answer (Alice Walker Quotes) We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. If they do, it is our duty as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children. If necessary, bone by bone (Alice Walker Quotes) I write not only what I want to read... I write all the things I should have been able to read (Alice Walker Quotes) Writing about people helps us to understand them, and understanding them helps us to accept them as part of ourselves (Alice Walker Quotes) No song or poem will bear my mother’s name. Yet so many of the stories that I write, that we all write, are my mother’s stories (Alice Walker Quotes) I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything (Alice Walker Quotes)

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