Unless you are political or intellectual, events like the Depression are seen as personal events. We thought of the Depression as something that made the pipes freeze; we thought it hit us because Daddy didn't move his taxi stand and because he broke his hip. It was only later I found out it was a national phenomenon.

Trying to help an oppressed person is like trying to put your arm around somebody with a sunburn.

I know we're termites. But if all the termites got together, the house would fall down.

Being a mother is a noble status, right? Right. So why does it change when you put 'unwed' or 'welfare' in front of it?

Oppressed people are frequendy very oppressive when first liberated. And why wouldn't they be? They know best two positions. Somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck.

I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me.

Don't agonize, organize.