Alice Walker

I'm poor, black, I may even be ugly; but dear God, I'm here! I'm here! ↗

— Alice Walker

#beautiful #the-color-purple #beauty

Long as I can spell G-o-d I got somebody along. ↗

— Alice Walker

#faith #god #hope #life #strength

A writer's heart, a poet's heart, an artist's heart, a musician's heart is always breaking. It is through that broken window that we see the world... ↗

— Alice Walker

#brokenness #heart #love #love

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. ↗

— Alice Walker

#live #nothing #surprise

Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories. ↗

— Alice Walker

#apartheid #both #guilty #inside #israel

Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government. ↗

— Alice Walker

#confused #government #movements #much #now

For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended. ↗

— Alice Walker

#insults #intended #long #long time #made

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all. ↗

— Alice Walker

#constantly #dearly #enjoyed #father #figures

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be. ↗

— Alice Walker

#make #nobody #out #powerful #them

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender. ↗

— Alice Walker

#purple