Every woman I have ever known has made a lasting impression on my soul.

When you reach out and touch other human beings, it doesn't matter whether you call it therapy or teaching or poetry.

I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain.

Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge. They are chaotic, sometimes painful, sometimes contradictory, but they come from deep within us. And we must key into those feelings... This is how new visions begin.

I am a bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.

To face the realities of our lives is not a reason for despair-despair is a tool of your enemies. Facing the realities of our lives gives us motivation for action. For you are not powerless... You know why the hard questions must be asked. It is not altruism, it is self-preservation-survival.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.