09/02/15

Poetry breaks through the skin of suffering in which children are often imprisoned: silent, confused, scared.  A child's poetry is an intimate, trusting gift to her parent or to anyone who wishes to "read" her heart. -Alice Walker

04/07/15

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. -Alice Walker

02/26/08

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence. -Alice Walker