Quote by: Audre Lorde

For we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition, and while we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness, the weight of that silence will choke us.


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Author Bio


  • NameAudre Lorde
  • DescriptionWriter and activist
  • BornFebruary 18, 1934
  • DiedNovember 11, 1992
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLibrarian; Poet; Novelist; Writer; Author
  • AwardsLambda Literary Award