There is always a moment in any kind of struggle when one feels in full bloom. Vivid. Alive. One might be blown to bits in such a moment and still be at peace.

The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or one's people that has not previously been taken into account.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

The infinite faith I have in people's ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior.

I feel like to be where you need to be - where you know you need to be - is such a high. What could be better?

After all, how can a society flourish, a country attain democracy and health, children grow into intelligent beings, sensitive to the needs of an ever more fragile and endangered planet, if half it's people are kept out of the driver's seat?

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.