Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded.

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it's your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.

what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. Anger, not moral authority

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.

The strongest lesson I can teach my son is the same lesson I teach my daughter: how to be who he wishes to be for himself.

Tell them about how you're never really a whole person if you remain silent, because there's always that one little piece inside you that wants to be spoken out, and if you keep ignoring it, it gets madder and madder and hotter and hotter, and if you don't speak it out one day it will just up and punch you in the mouth from the inside.