4 quotes
It is our dreams that point the way to freedom. Those dreams are made realizable through our poems that give us the strength and courage to see, to feel, to speak, and to dare.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984)
When I envision the future, I think of the world I crave for my daughters and my sons. It is thinking for survival of the species — thinking for life.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984)
We are making the future as well as bonding to survive the enormous pressures of the present, and that is what it means to be a part of history.
The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot. And then, just possibly, hopefully, it goes home, or on.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984)