Word Warriors Quotes

“how long before hope begins to eat itself? how many flags must be waved? when does a man let go of his wife’s hand in order to hold his child?”
― Alix Olson, Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution

“were the poor people so poor they could not be seen?   were the black people so many they could not be counted?”
― Alix Olson, Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution

“and when we talk about holy books and hooded men and death, why do we never mention the kkk?”
― Alix Olson, Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution

“we did not vilify all white men when mcveigh bombed oklahoma. america did not give out his family’s addresses or where he went to church. or blame the bible or pat robertson.”
― Alix Olson, Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution