Audre Lorde

Art is not living. It is the use of living. ”

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. ”

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ”

Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before. ”

Our visions begin with our desires. ”

Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms. ”

When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture. ”

The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference. ”

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women. ”

The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions. ”