I live on the West Coast of the United States, and yet the air that I breathe is sometimes the same air that was being breathed in China the day before. Alice Walker airbreathechina Change image and share on social
Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk? Alice Walker attentionbouquetdance Change image and share on social
I started writing as a child. But I didn't think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to Africa as a sophomore or something - no, maybe junior - and wrote a book of poems. And that was my beginning. I published that book. Alice Walker africabeginbook share on social
Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us. Alice Walker evilgoodhappen Change image and share on social
Part of my ancestry is Cherokee. And in that tradition, you become an adult when you're 52. Alice Walker adultancestrycherokee Change image and share on social
My mother says I was writing before I was crawling. I wrote in the dirt with a twig. Alice Walker crawldirtmother Change image and share on social
Nobody has ever convinced me that race is real. Alice Walker convinceracereal Change image and share on social
I never have an intended audience. I just write, you know. Alice Walker audienceintendwrite Change image and share on social
I advocate that every woman be a part of a circle, and a circle that meets at least once a month, or if you can't do that, once every two months or every four months. Alice Walker advocatecirclemeet Change image and share on social
