“I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be this way...I can't apologize for that, nor can I change it, nor do I want to....We will never have to be other than who we are in order to be successful....We realize that we are as ourselves unlimited and our experiences valid. It is for the rest of the world to recognize this, if they choose.”
More from Alice Walker
“Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved.”
“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping…”
“I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ask. And that in wondering bout the big…”
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't…”