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 prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it. Alice Walker criticizepeoplepraise Change image and share on social
I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame. Alice Walker famehealhealthy 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
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
How long will it take the citizens of the United States, one wonders, to recognize that the house their country bombed in Iraq is the same one they were living in until it was foreclosed? Alice Walker bombcitizencountry Change image and share on social
You have to give others the opportunity to love who you love. If they don't accept it, it's their loss. Alice Walker acceptgiveloss Change image and share on social
I wanted in my lifetime to vote for a radical Native American woman, since my vision of any future that we might have is that it will be led by women and older women. Alice Walker americanfuturelead Change image and share on social
Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness. Alice Walker consciousnesslifebloodpoetry Change image and share on social
It is because I recognize the brutality with which my own multi-branched ancestors have been treated that I can identify the despicable, lawless, cruel, and sadistic behavior that has characterized Israel's attempts to erase a people, the Palestinians, from their own land. Alice Walker ancestorattemptbehavior share on social