Lorde

Famous quotes containing the word lorde:

    I have nothing to wear tomorrow
    will I live long enough
    to grow up
    and momma’s in the bedroom
    with the door closed.
    —Audre Lorde (b. 1934)

    Women on trains
    have a life
    that is exactly livable
    the precision of days flashing past
    —Audre Lorde (1934–1992)

    Some words live in my throat
    breeding like adders. Others know sun
    seeking like gypsies over my tongue
    to explode through my lips
    —Audre Lorde (b. 1934)