Writing and the hope of writing pulls me back from the edges of despair. I believe insanity and despair are at times one and the same.

Even the wealthiest professional woman can be "brought down" by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to. To the degree that she trusts her male companion, lying and other forms of betrayal will most likely shatter her self-confidence and self-esteem.

The fierce willingness to repudiate domination in a holistic manner is the starting point for progressive cultural revolution.

Spirituality and spiritual life give us the strength to love.

A central tenet of modern feminist thought has been the assertion that "all women are oppressed." This assertion implies that women share a common lot, that factors like class, race, religion, sexual preference, etc. do not create a diversity of experience that determines the extent to which sexism will be an oppressive force in the lives of individual women.

Our freedom is sweet. It will be sweeter when we are all free.

Yearning is the word that best describes a common psychological state shared by many of us, cutting across boundaries of race, class, gender, and sexual practice.