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. —Audre Lorde
“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.”

Audre Lorde writer, poet, and activist

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