Interviewer: As a person who paid a heavy personal price for her political activism, can you please share an advice or two on how one can keep his activist spirit over years without giving in to bitterness and indifference?

Alice Walker- I have a deep sense of oneness with the planet, the cosmos. I realize I am home, forever, in this universe. A universe that seems to me perfect in every way. It is tragic that our focus on harming others is fatally distracting humans from this invigorating reality. Whatever happens to me I will always be part of this amazing wonder that is life in this vast creation. I am thankful. When I am not overwhelmed by sadness I am filled with joy.