I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it's your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.

What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?

I was going to die, if not sooner, then later, whether or not I had ever spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.

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.

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

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

Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.