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The long-term accommodation that protects marriage and other such relationships is ... forgetfulness.
Alice Walker
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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
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Alice Malsenior Walker
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Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
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The original crime of niggers and lesbians is that they prefer themselves.
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There is no graceful way to carry hatred.
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We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier.
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The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'
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You don't really stay attached to things. Life goes on, so you don't really sit around and think about how they are relevant to other people. You hope that whatever you create will be [relevant].
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No matter how hidden the cruelty, no matter how far off the screams of pain and terror, we live in one world. We are one people.
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