Pain is an event ... Suffering, on the other hand, is the nightmare reliving of unscrutinized and unmetabolized pain.

Sometimes we drug ourselves with dreams of new ideasl The head will save us. The brain alone will set us free. But there are no new ideas waiting in the wings to save us as women, as human. There are only old and forgotten ones, new combinations, extrapolations and recognitions from within ourselves--along with the renewed courage to try them out.

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.

In order to perpetuate itself, every oppression must corrupt or distort those various sources of power within the culture of the oppressed that can provide energy for change.

I have died too many deaths that were not mine.

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

Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one's own actions or lack of action.