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Guilt is not a response to anger it is a response to one's own actions or lack of action.

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
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Say what you have to say now! Don't wait until you're sending blips from the other side.
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