Our mothers and grandmothers ... moving to music not yet written.

Alice Walker
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Our mothers and grandmothers ... moving to music not yet written.
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A writer's heart, a poet's heart, an artist's heart, a musician's heart is always breaking. It is through that broken window that we see the world. ✨ Alice Walker (2013). The Cushion in the Road: Med … ▶
Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant. ✨ Alice Walker (1990). The Temple of My Familiar
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