Alice Walker Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“From infancy, I have relied on the fiercely sweet spirits of black men; and this is abundantly clear in my work.”

“I think the foundation of everything in my life is wonder.”

“My mother says I was writing before I was crawling. I wrote in the dirt with a twig.”

“My parents were both storytellers. They always spoke with metaphorical richness.”

“You know, one race will not be a survivor if the other one dies, and that's something that we should think about.”

“I gave my archive to Emory University because there's a really dear friend who teaches there, Rudolph Byrd, and he's the editor.”

“The fact is that when you do something from your heart, you leave a heart print.”

“I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.”

“I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.”

“It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put - without delay, and with tenderness - back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try.”