Activism is my rent for living on the planet.
Alice WalkerLaughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along, shredded by our mistakes, bludgeoned by our faults. Not having a clue where the dark path leads us. But on the whole, we stumble along bravely, don't you think?
Alice WalkerWe do not believe in heaven or hell...; we do not believe in eternal damnation. We believe only in the unavoidable horror of hurting others and of likewise being hurt.
Alice WalkerSome people don't understand that it is the nature of the eye to have seen forever, and the nature of the mind to recall anything that was ever known.
Alice WalkerI have fought and kicked and fasted and prayed and cursed and cried myself to the point of existing.
Alice WalkerOh, Celie, unbelief is a terrible thing. And so is the hurt we cause others unknowingly.
Alice WalkerWhen I offered the word "Womanism" many years ago, it was to give us a tool to use, as feminist women of color, in times like these. These are the moments we can see clearly, and must honor devotedly, our singular path as women of color in the United States. We are not white women and this truth has been ground into us for centuries, often in brutal ways.
Alice WalkerHelped are those who forgive; their reward shall be forgetfulness of every evil done to them. It will be in their power, therefore, to envision the new Earth.
-----“The Gospel According to Shug
Resistance is the secret of joy!
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Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.
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