The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.

I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are

In Tar Baby, the classic concept of the individual with a solid, coherent identity is eschewed for a model of identity which sees the individual as a kaleidoscope of heterogeneous impulses and desires, constructed from multiple forms of interaction with the world as a play of difference that cannot be completely comprehended.

The difference between that which is humane and that which is patriotic is a vital difference.

There in the center of that silence was not eternity but the death of time and a loneliness so profound the word itself had no meaning.

When a man angers you, he conquers you.

The screams of a hurt woman were indistinguishable from everyday traffic.