If I didn’t define myself for myself I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.
Audre Lorde Quotes (Images)
I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.
Source: weheartit
Comments on: "Audre Lorde Quotes: I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent...."
Audre Lorde (50)
Birth: | 18th February, 1934 |
Death: | 17th November, 1992 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Activist, Essayist, Librarian, Novelist, Poet, Teacher |
About
Audre Lorde was born in New York City. She was a Caribbean-American writer, radical feminist, womanist, lesbian, and civil rights activist. She wrote her first poem when she was in eighth grade. On her return to New York, she attended college, worked as a librarian, continued writing and became an active participant in the gay culture of Greenwich Village. She furthered her education at Columbia University, earning a master's degree in library science in 1961.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 25th April
Births
- 1906 - William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- 1976 - Tim Duncan
- 1946 - Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- 1946 - Talia Shire
- 1940 - Al Pacino
Deaths
- 1990 - Dexter Gordon
- 1595 - Torquato Tasso
- 1998 - Konstantinos Karamanlis
- 1800 - William Cowper
- 1988 - Valerie Solanas
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Success Quotes
Nature Quotes
America Quotes
Art Quotes
Beauty Quotes
Break Up Quotes
Children Quotes
Failure Quotes
Fate Quotes
Future Quotes
Gift Quotes
Grief Quotes
Insult Quotes
Job Quotes
Mother Quotes
Sad Quotes
Self Respect Quotes
Society Quotes
Wise Quotes
Funny Quotes
Ambition Quotes
Belief Quotes
April Fool’s Day Quotes
Commitment Quotes
Appreciation Quotes
Christmas Quotes
Challenge Quotes
Dissent Quotes
Suffering Quotes
Influence Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
X
Share with your friends