It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

Sexism has never rendered women powerless. It has either suppressed their strength or exploited it.

Abuse and neglect negate love. Care and affirmation, the opposite of abuse and humiliation, are the foundation of love. No one can rightfully claim to be loving when behaving abusively.

Part of the heart of anarchy is, dare to go against the grain of the conventional ways of thinking about our realities. Anarchists have always gone against the grain, and that's been a place of hope.

Most of us find it difficult to accept a definition of love that says we are never loved in a context where there is abuse.

Loving friendships provide us with a space to experience the joy of community in a relationship where we learn to process all our issues, to cope with differences and conflict while staying connected.

If I do not speak in a language that can be understood there is little chance for a dialogue.