America is not nearly done. We're only in the beginning. Who knows who we will be? Who knows... what color we will be? It is all something that, maybe, our descendants - if they survive that long - will see. Alice Walker americabegincolor 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
There's an ecstatic side to writing. It's like jazz. It just has a life. Alice Walker ecstaticjazzlife 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 think America has always been polarized. Alice Walker americapolarize Change image and share on social
As you know from school, it's when you have not prepared for the test that you have the fear of failing. And if you have prepared, even if you fail, you've done your best. Alice Walker failfearhave Change image and share on social
For me, I used to be shy towards journalism because it wasn't poetry. And then I realized that the events that I covered in essays that became journalism were actually great because they inspired me, and they became my muse. Alice Walker coveressayevent share on social
All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience. Alice Walker addcasedetract Change image and share on social
