Writing poems is my way of celebrating with the world that I have not committed suicide the evening before.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

To acknowledge our ancestors means we are aware that we did not make ourselves, that the line stretches all the way back, perhaps to God; or to Gods. We remember them because it is an easy thing to forget: that we are not the first to suffer, rebel, fight, love and die. The grace with which we embrace life, in spite of the pain, the sorrow, is always a measure of what has gone before.

It's essential that we understand that taking care of the planet will be done as we take care of ourselves. You know that you can't really make much of a difference in things until you change yourself.

Dear God...I have always been a good girl. Maybe you can give me a sign letting me know what is happening to me.

My life is not to be somebody else's impact - you know what I mean?

Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.