I once fell in love with a man only because we both belonged to that large and secret club of children who had "crazy mothers." We traded stories of the shameless houses to which we could never invite our friends.
Gloria SteinemNo wonder male religious leaders so often say that humans were born in sinโbecause we were born to female creatures. Only by obeying the rules of the patriarchy can we be reborn through men. No wonder priests and ministers in skirts sprinkle imitation birth fluid over our heads, give us new names, and promise rebirth into everlasting life.
Gloria SteinemIt doesn't matter where we begin the personal/political circle, but it matters desperately that we complete it.
Gloria Steinem