Quotes I’m carrying close to my heart into the the New Year.
“You need to reach down and touch the thing that’s boiling inside of you and make it somehow useful.” — Audre Lorde
“As the image of myself becomes sharper in my brain and more precious, I feel less afraid someone else will erase me by denying me love.” — Jenny Slate
“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” — bell hooks
“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.” — Audre Lorde
“I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes.” — Sonia Sanchez
“I believe I am choosing something new not to suffer uselessly yet still to feel.” — Adrienne Rich
“The worse the state of the world grows, the more intensely I try for inner perfection and power. I fight for a small world of humanity and tenderness.” — Anaïs Nin
“I don't think we have any alternative other than remaining optimistic. Optimism is an absolute necessity, even if it's only optimism of the will, as Gramsci said, and pessimism of the intellect.” — Angela Davis
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