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Audre Lorde.

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

Audre Lorde (1934–1992) was an American poet, essayist and civil rights activist who called herself a “Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet”. Her books include The Cancer Journals and A Burst of Light.

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1934 – 1992
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“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

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