I think that wealthy white people would like to have a country that resembles the Fifties, when all the minorities were tucked away in ghettos and paid in very low wages but on the surface it was very bright and shiny and free and the rest of the world would look on it longingly. Alice Walker brightcountryfifty share on social
At one point I learned transcendental meditation. This was 30-something years ago. It took me back to the way that I naturally was as a child growing up way in the country, rarely seeing people. I was in that state of oneness with creation and it was as if I didn't exist except as a part of everything. Alice Walker agobackchild share on social
I can be almost terminally grief-stricken because things are so dire, but at the same time, there's a real lightheartedness about just the recoverability of life, of how things change, how they're not the same, ever again. Alice Walker changediregrief share on social
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for. Alice Walker artbadbook Change image and share on social
My work is about my life, and what I want to do with it. Alice Walker lifework Change image and share on social
I have such respect for 'Democracy Now!' Alice Walker democracyrespect Change image and share on social
One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate. Alice Walker civilfeelgrievance Change image and share on social
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. Alice Walker colorfieldgod Change image and share on social
Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us. Alice Walker evilgoodhappen Change image and share on social