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"I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so ter..." — Audre Lorde

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde Poet • American
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