Lorde Quotes
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.
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.
If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and alter our lives to compensate, or is it society that needs changing?
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.
What gets me about the United States is that it pretends to be honest and therefore has so little room to move toward hope.
Too often, we pour the energy needed for recognizing and exploring difference into pretending those differences are insurmountable barriers, or that they do not exist at all.
No woman is responsible for altering the psyche of her oppressor, even when that psyche is embodied in another woman.
Oppressed peoples are always being asked to stretch a little more, to bridge the gap between blindness and humanity.
I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act write speak be I'll be sending messages on a ouija board cryptic complaints from the other side.
While we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness the weight of that silence will choke us.
I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken made verbal and shared even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.
I've always listened to a lot of rap. It's all, 'Look at this car that cost me so much money, look at this Champagne.' It's super fun.