In order to be able to live at all in America I must be unafraid to live anywhere in it, and I must be able to live in the fashion and with whom I choose. Alice Walker More Quotes by Alice Walker More Quotes From Alice Walker It has become a common feeling, I believe, as we have watched our heroes falling over the years, that our own small stone of activism, which might not seem to measure up to the rugged boulders of heroism we have so admired, is a paltry offering toward the building of an edifice of hope. Many who believe this choose to withhold their offerings out of shame. This is the tragedy of the world. For we can do nothing substantial toward changing our course on the planet, a destructive one, without rousing ourselves, individual by individual, and bringing our small, imperfect stones to the pile. Alice Walker herobelievefall The more I wonder, the more I love. Alice Walker wonder-of-lifemarriagelove Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored Alice Walker ignoredpetanimal The Animals of the planet are in desperate peril and they are fully aware of this. No less than human beings are doing in all parts of the world, they are seeking sanctuary. Alice Walker sanctuaryanimalworld What I am really interested in is that I want people to be thinking in other ways - to stop thinking they have to remain glued to a system that has failed and to ideas about society that's necessarily about being run by Democrats or Republicans. Alice Walker runningideasthinking In each of us, there is a little voice that knows exactly which way to go. And I learned very early to listen to it, even though it has caused so much grief and havoc, and I think that is the only answer. Alice Walker voicegriefthinking Hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof. Alice Walker proofhard-timesdancing Sexuality is one of the ways that we become enlightened, actually, because it leads us to self-knowledge. Alice Walker enlightenedselfway Any God I ever found in church, I brought in myself. Alice Walker churchfound My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father's head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap. Alice Walker strongmotherfather As we talked of freedom and justice one day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out. Alice Walker one-dayjusticefirsts Men make war to get attention. All killing is an expression of self-hate. Alice Walker hatemenwar I really think admiration for nature can save us. I mean true admiration, to the point of not letting it be harmed. Alice Walker admirationmeanthinking Love yourself. Just love yourself. In fact, the love of the self cures every kind of problem you have with yourself. For instance, if someone calls you nappy-headed, it rolls right off your body, if you love nappy hair. Or if someone calls you buck-toothed or too black, that won't be a problem if you love being buck-toothed or black. If you love it, then so what. The development of self-love cures many of the ills that people suffer from. Alice Walker love-youhairlove-is Women have to summon courage to fulfill dormant dreams. Alice Walker dormantdream Decide that you know what you think is good for you and go ahead and do it. Alice Walker knowsthinking Some periods of our growth are so confusing that we don't even recognize that growth is happening...Those long periods when something inside ourselves seems to be waiting, holding its breath, unsure about what the next step should be, eventually become the periods we wait for, for it is in those periods that we realize that we are being prepared for the next phase of our life and that, in all probability, a new level of the personality is about to be revealed. Alice Walker personalitywaitinglong You must learn to love only that which cannot be stolen. Alice Walker stolenlove I try to teach my heart not to want things it cant have. Alice Walker literaturehearttrying The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. Alice Walker naturemeaningfulmen