Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one's own action…

Audre Lorde
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Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one's own actions or lack of action. ✨ Audre Lorde (2012). Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, p.130, Crossing Press
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Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one's own actions or lack of action. ✨ Audre Lorde (2012). Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, p.130, Crossing Press

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