The perfect man is the true partner. Not a bed partner nor a fun partner, but a man who will shoulder burdens equally with you and possess that quality of joy.

I think a lot of people, when they read about a woman who acknowledges her sexuality and her feelings, get really scared. They say they want to be fearless, but in reality they're terrified. If they acknowledge their deepest feelings, they might have to change their lives.

I remember everything but forgive anyway.

I had been a feminist all my life, but the big problem was how to make your feminism jibe with you unappeasable hunger for male bodies.

As long as I'm facing the right direction, it doesn't matter the size of my steps.

You must have a certain amount of maturity to be a poet. Seldom do sixteen-year-olds know themselves well enough.

Keeping a journal implies hope.