You know how fighting fish do it? They blow bubbles and in each one of those bubbles is an egg and they float the egg up to the surface. They keep this whole heavy nest of eggs floating, and they're constantly repairing it. It's as if they live in both elements. Audre Lorde blowbubbleconstantly share on social
We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other. Audre Lorde blackconsciouslyhabit Change image and share on social
It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again. Audre Lorde colorexistgeneration Change image and share on social
In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us. Audre Lorde destroygivemyth Change image and share on social
There are lesbians, God knows... if you came up through lesbian circles in the forties and fifties in New York... who were not feminist and would not call themselves feminists. Audre Lorde callcirclefeminist Change image and share on social
The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower. Audre Lorde academicconquercrucial share on social
The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives. Audre Lorde bearbringdirect Change image and share on social
Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part of myself away. Audre Lorde armattendflower Change image and share on social
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. Audre Lorde dismantlehousemaster Change image and share on social