Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister. Alice Walker More Quotes by Alice Walker More Quotes From Alice Walker Poetry, I have discovered, is always unexpected and always as faithful and honest as dreams. Alice Walker faithful unexpected dream I think America has always been polarized... It's a racist country and it has always been. Alice Walker country america thinking Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful. Alice Walker godly creativity inspirational I have fought and kicked and fasted and prayed and cursed and cried myself to the point of existing. Alice Walker cursed cried You are saying, are you not, I said to Manuelito, that stories have more room in them than ideas? [...] He laughed. That is correct, Señor. It is as if ideas are made of blocks. Rigid and hard. And stories are made of a gauze that is elastic. You can almost see through it, so what is beyond is tantalizing. You can't quite make it out; and because the imagination is always moving forward, you yourself are constantly stretching. Stories are the way spirit is exercised. Alice Walker block ideas moving Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along, shredded by our mistakes, bludgeoned by our faults. Not having a clue where the dark path leads us. But on the whole, we stumble along bravely, don't you think? Alice Walker laughter dark mistake At one point I learned transcendental meditation. This was 30-something years ago. It took me back to the way that I naturally was as a child growing up way in the country, rarely seeing people. I was in that state of oneness with creation and it was as if I didn't exist except as a part of everything. Alice Walker growing-up country children I feel very happy to be living in Berkeley because there are a lot of people who are politically active here. Alice Walker very-happy feels people HELPED are those who lose their fear of death; theirs is the power to envision the future in a blade of grass. Alice Walker blades fear-of-death grass Storytelling is how we survive, when there's no feed, the story feeds something, it feeds the spirit, the imagination. I can't imagine life without stories, stories from my parents, my culture. Stories from other people's parents, their culture. That's how we learn from each other, it's the best way. That's why literature is so important, it connects us heart to heart. Alice Walker imagination heart people When the ax came into the forest the trees said the handle is one of us. Alice Walker forests tree funny Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government. Alice Walker confused party government I love the natural world - it comes from my culture, which grew out of a people enslaved. Alice Walker culture people world I love us so incredibly, insanely deeply; it's almost unbearable to see what we do to ourselves. Alice Walker unbearable War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn't surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet. Alice Walker air water war Creation is a sustained period of bliss, even though the subject can still be very sad. Because there's the triumph of coming through and understanding that you have, and that you did it the way only you could do it. You didn't do it the way somebody told you to do it. You did it just the way you had to do it, and that is what makes us us. Alice Walker triumph understanding way We will be ourselves and free, or die in the attempt. Harriet Tubman was not our great-grandmother for nothing. Alice Walker perseverance success happiness I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism. Alice Walker war country thinking You can't send me anywhere that I wouldn't be happy to go. You'd be surprised as to how that lightens the heart. Alice Walker heart Nature has created us with the capacity to know God, to experience God. Alice Walker capacity faith god
