Alice Walker : (6)

" For me, I used to be shy towards journalism because it wasn’t poetry. And then I realized that the events that I covered in essays that became journalism were actually great because they inspired me, and they became my muse. " - Alice Walker

" The infinite faith I have in people’s ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior. " - Alice Walker

" I was brought up to try to see what was wrong and right it. Since I am a writer, writing is how I right it. " - Alice Walker

" My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father’s head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap. " - Alice Walker

" I gave my archive to Emory University because there’s a really dear friend who teaches there, Rudolph Byrd, and he’s the editor. " - Alice Walker

" I’m not lesbian; I’m not bisexual; I’m not straight. I’m just curious. " - Alice Walker