“Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle.”
“Without a struggle, there can be no progress.”
“Without the presence of black people in America, European-Americans would not be "white"-- they would be Irish, Italians, Poles, Welsh, and other engaged in class, ethnic, and gender struggles over resources and identity. (p. 107-108)”
“I'm still a broken girl struggling through the stages of my grief, trying to reenter the real world without the man who is still part of me.”
“When my eyes meet his gaze as we're sitting here staring at each other, time stops. Those eyes are piercing mine, and I can swear at this moment he senses the real me. The one without the attitude, without the facade[...]”
“My identity is without root.”