I picked this book up while looking for "Walden". Both are shelved under essays. The chapters come from different opportunities and speeches which Alice Walker has given. It incorporates some of her poetry and other work and at the end of each chapter is a time for personal reflection. Some of my favorite quotes which come from her poems are:
"We do not know the beginning
Or the end
We only see the middle of things
Which is our own life"
and from a different poem:
"This is the true wine of astonishment,
We are not
Over
When we think
We are."
Alice also calls for action on many of today's world issues. This book is worth picking up and reflecting on.
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