If what we need to dream, to move our spirits most deeply and directly toward and through promise, is discounted as a luxury, then we give up the core -- the fountain -- of our power, our womanness; we give up the future of our worlds. (From "Poetry is Not a Luxury")
Audre LordeI am a post-mastectomy woman who believes our feelings need voice in order to be recognized, respected, and of use.
Audre Lorde