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I know, in my soul, that to eat a creature who is raised to be eaten, and who never has a chance to be a real being, is unhealthy. It's like...you're just eating misery. You're eating a bitter life.

Alice Walker

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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
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If she come, I be happy. If she don't, I be content.
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Progress' affects few. Only revolution can affect many.
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We writers - we're the snowflakes of the literary world. We each have our own shape.
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I find it difficult to feel responsible for the suffering of others. That's why I find war so hard to bear. It's the same with animals: I feel the less harm I do, the lighter my heart. I love a light heart. And when I know I'm causing suffering, I feel the heaviness of it. It's a physical pain. So it's self-interest that I don't want to cause harm.
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I am not lesbian, I am not bisexual, I am not straight. I am just curious
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People will say to you, Oh, you are fearless. That is so not true. We should stop saying that about people. It's a slander, really.
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