Best Alice Walker Quotes About Life, Love, Writing & Feminism

“If you lie to yourself about your own pain, you will be killed by those who will claim you enjoyed it.”

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“Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.”

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“Too much respect for people who are not respectful to you is a sure sign of insecurity.”

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“I can’t fix my mouth to say how I feel.”

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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

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“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”

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“What the mind doesn’t understand, it worships or fears.”

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“Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.”

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“Activism is my rent for living on the planet.”

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“Even as I hold you, I am letting you go.”

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“Men make war to get attention. All killing is an expression of self-hate.”

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