Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the a…

Audre Lorde
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Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing. ✨ Audre Lorde (2017). A Burst of Light: And Other Essays, p.119, Courier Dover Publications
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Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing. ✨ Audre Lorde (2017). A Burst of Light: And Other Essays, p.119, Courier Dover Publications

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