you can't equate passive dependent power with assertive power because the dependent kind isn't fun, it doesn't give you a kick, it just allows you to survive.

I have opened all the doors in my head. I have opened all the pores in my body. But only the tide rolls in.

There was no justice, there was only life. And life she had.

Never underestimate the power of helplessness!

I'd discovered you never know yourself until you're tested and that you don't even know you're being tested until afterwards, and that in fact there isn't anyone giving the test except yourself.

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected.

in a way it doesn't matter whether you open doors or close them, you still end up in a box.