I don't have to live up to that Superwoman myth. I can cry and be human and lean on people who take care of me. That can be very liberating.

Being a warrior and being a struggler has been forced on me by oppression, otherwise I would have been free to be so much more.

Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is....never let your enemies choose your enemies for you.

It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us.

I couldn't see how we could seriously struggle without having a strong sense of collectivity, without being responsible FOR each other and TO each other.

I had grown up at a time when people were being lynched, being attacked with water hoses. Becoming active and learning a different way of viewing my life was a healthy reaction to what I was seeing every day.

I'm truly blessed, because many of my friends come to Cuba. They like it here-they can relax and not worry about drive-by shootings or getting raped.