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I know the anger lies inside of me like I know the beat of my heart and the taste of my spit. It is easier to be furious than to be yearning. Easier to crucify myself in you than to take on the threatening universe of whiteness by admitting that we are worth wanting each other.

Audre Lorde

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Audre Lorde
Age: 58 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 18
Died: 1992
Died: November 17
Essayist
Feminist
Librarian
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
New York
Audre Geraldine Lorde
Universe
Beats
Whiteness
Take
Anger
Admitting
Heart
Lies
Furious
Like
Taste
Spit
Worth
Yearning
Easier
Threatening
Inside
Wanting
Lying
Beat
Crucify

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