Powerful quotes from Maya Angelou, Audre Lorde, and Toni Morrison:

Maya Angelou:

1. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
– Maya Angelou, Interview with The Academy of Achievement (1993)

2. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
– Maya Angelou, Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993)

3. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

– Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter (2008)

Audre Lorde:

1. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”

– Audre Lorde, “The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism,” Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984)

Note: The quote “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” is from Audre Lorde’s essay titled “The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism.” This essay is part of her collection “Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches,” published in 1984.

2. “Your silence will not protect you.”

– Audre Lorde, “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action,” Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984)

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

– Audre Lorde, A Burst of Light: Essays (1988)

Toni Morrison:

1. “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”

– Toni Morrison, Interview with Nellie McKay, The Paris Review (1993)

2. “You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”

– Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon (1977)

3. “You are your best thing.”

– Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987)

These are just a few powerful quotes from these remarkable authors. Their works offer a wealth of wisdom and inspiration.