We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

So much conspires to silence us - because our truths are inherently subversive.

I don't want my wrinkles taken away - I don't want to look like everyone else.

Someone once said that under the bell jar of compliance, the only thing that blooms is rage.

If we as a nation are to break the cycle of poverty, crime and the growing underclass of young people ill equipped to be productive citizens, we need to not only implement effective programs to prevent teen pregnancy, but we must also help those who have already given birth so that they become effective, nurturing, bonding parents.

Being by myself, that is to say, without a man - it's been a long time - is allowing me to know what it feels like - to live in my own skin, to remember what I miss and don't miss about a relationship.

I'm vain. My arms are thin, but I'm vain about loose flesh. And so I'm careful that what I wear will show off my best parts, which are my waist and my butt.