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

I am a post-mastectomy woman who believes our feelings need voice in order to be recognized, respected, and of use.

It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

Women are powerful and dangerous.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

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.