I always love the soapy conflicts between somebody's family of origin and their new family - 'Do I have Thanksgiving at my husband's parents' house, or at my parents' house?'

The only way things will change will be when we're all wilder, louder, riskier, sillier, unexpectedly overflowing with surprise.

You have to totally change the way that society's structured in order to being to heal.

By recognizing your own vulnerability you can recognize and identify with the vulnerability in others.

It will feel boring when you're bingeing.

I still see storytelling for men by men that is always reinforcing the male gaze.

I've been told by people I respect that flashbacks only work if they have their own narrative, but they can't be part of the present narrative.

I'm happy to always be included in the list of women. I'd like to be in the sections about female leaders and male leaders. Why not?

I learned in grade-school that after WWII European politicians considered sending Jews to Madagascar instead of Palestine. At the time I thought: Madagascar would've been so great.

There are a lot of men with feminine leadership styles and there are a lot of women with masculine leadership styles.

I want women to be the subject, not the object.

Air, Food, Water, Shelter, Love and Godis what we all need to live.If one more thing is missing, it's being wise.WISE enough to consume them well.

I look at her and I see my future...and it looks glorious.

Most people will actually tell you, traveling to those exotic places is enjoying life, but really they are spending away and whining away their lives.

Well, it’s probably a good thing Anubis didn’t kiss me. I would have died all over again.

You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight you, then exclusively to save the Union.

The hardest part has been maintaining a small head and remaining down to earth. So many people try to make you more than you are.

Poetry is written with tears, fiction with blood, and history with invisible ink.

I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.

From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.

Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music.