Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful.

to the White House. After high school Walker went to Spelman College in Atlanta on a full scholarship in 1961 and later transferred to Sarah Lawrence College near New York City graduating in 1965. Walker and her husband divorced amicably in 1976.

Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9 1944) is an American author poet feminist and activist.