“...oppression is as American as apple pie... ”

“Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.”

“...and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.”

“Our visions begin with our desires.”

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

“Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.”

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”