“I am a warrior in the time of women warriors; the longing for justice is the sword I carry.”

“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.”

“It's funny how heterosexuals have lives and the rest of us have "lifestyles.”

“I war running back to the house in Mayaguez with a melting ice cone we called a piraqua running sweet and sticky down my face and arms, the sun in my eyes, breaking through clouds and glinting off the rain-soaked pavement and dripping leaves. I was running with joy, an overwhelming joy that arose simply from gratitude for the fact of being alive. Along with the image, memory carried these words from a child's mind through time: I am blessed. In this life I am truly blessed.”

“When I write, I am gossiping. Writing to whisper the story, whether good or bad to my listener.”

“The warrior merely carries the sword on behalf of others.His task is a lordly one because the warrior still agrees to die for the mistakes of others.”

“Come windless invaderI am a carnival ofStars, a poem of blood.”