It is axiomatic that if we do not define ourselves for ourselves, we will be defined by others-for their use and to our detriment.

The love expressed between women is particular and powerful because we have had to love in order to live; love has been our survival.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

We tend to think of the erotic as an easy, tantalizing sexual arousal. I speak of the erotic as the deepest life force, a force which moves us toward living in a fundamental way.

Who I am is what fulfills me and fulfills the vision I have of the world.

Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms.

We must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created.