The serious revolutionary, like the serious artist, can't afford to lead a sentimental or self-deceiving life.
Adrienne RichI've had to guess at her, sewing her skin together as I sew mine, though with a different stitch
Adrienne RichI think my work comes out of both an intense desire for connection and what it means to feel isolated. There's always going to be a kind of tidal movement back and forth between the two.
Adrienne RichThere is nothing revolutionary whatsoever about the control of women's bodies by men. The woman's body is the terrain on which patriarchy is erected.
Adrienne Rich