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

Those of us forged in the crucibles of difference know that survival is not an academic skill.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

I have died too many deaths that were not mine.

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.

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.

We must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage.