Anger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

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.

There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

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

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.

The emotional tone or affect of the tale should be hot and engaged, not remote and dispassionate.

Become great by converting your time into quality product.

Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.

All identification is for control and ownership.

Trust is the ultimate human currency.

My wife is the dancer, but I certainly know how to sing.

I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time.

That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out.

And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it.

Movement eases turmoil.