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My ancestors make up the skin of the world. That's who that is. That's what that is. That's us.
Alice Walker
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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
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Alice Malsenior Walker
Alice Walker Leventhal
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
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The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.
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Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.
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I have never felt that the one thing that I am 'known for' is what I am.
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I think if I could not get myself off my cushion, off my couch, or away from whatever I'm eating - or drinking or partying or whatever - if I couldn't get away from that, I would have a heavy heart.
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I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism.
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Love likes to extend itself. If you receive it in a book - or however you get it - then your duty is to extend it beyond.
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Wish for nothing larger Than your own small heart.
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I started out as a poet. I've always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels.
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I don't know. I imagine good teaching as a circle of earnest people sitting down to ask each other meaningful questions. I don't see it as a handing down of answers.
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