But community must not mean a shedding of our differences, nor the pathetic pretence that these differences do not exist.
Audre Lorde
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House; Complete 20-word sentence, visually checked on printed p. 26 of this scanned reprint. Preserves this edition’s spelling pretence. In context, Lorde argues for community among women that recognizes differences of race, sexuality, class, and
- The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House
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