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I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.

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
Come
Self
Believe
Indulgent
Caring
Survival

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