My mother had bought a sewing machine for me. When I went away to college, she gave me a sewing machine, a typewriter and a suitcase, and my mother made $17 a week working as a maid 12 hours a day, and she did that for me. Alice Walker buycollegeday share on social
I'm tri-racial: African-American, Native American and Euro - that's the Scotch-Irish part. Alice Walker africanamericaneuro Change image and share on social
A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children and, if necessary, bone by bone. Alice Walker artistbonechild 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
I love us so incredibly, insanely deeply; it's almost unbearable to see what we do to ourselves. Alice Walker deeplyincrediblyinsanely Change image and share on social
Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students to love it, also. Alice Walker howardirreverentlove Change image and share on social
I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have. Alice Walker heartteachthing Change image and share on social
Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender. Alice Walker feministlavenderpurple Change image and share on social
There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation. Alice Walker blackdevastationjoy Change image and share on social
I'm not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself - then they get to say 'See, you did it yourself.' Alice Walker capablechainchoose share on social
