Consider the "new" woman. She's trying to be Pollyanna Borgia, clearly a conflict of interest. She's supposed to be a ruthless winner at work and a bundle of nurturing sweetness at home.

Nothing is unnatural - just untried.

Language is decanted and shared. If only one person is left alive speaking a language - the case with some American Indian languages - the language is dead. Language takes two and their multiples.

People aren't grapes - you can't weigh them in a bunch, but I guess it's easier than dealing with people as individuals.

Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

Oppression works in such a way that it holds every person responsible for the acts of any wrongdoer of the oppressed group.

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.