I think anything we do - eating, walking down the street, online shopping - gives you another perspective on writing stories.
The liberation of language is rooted in the liberation of ourselves.
I had explained that a woman's asking for equality in the church would be comparable to a black person's demanding equality in the Ku Klux Klan
You become courageous by doing courageous acts. . . Courage is a habit.
If God is male, then male is God. The divine patriarch castrates women as long as he is allowed to live on in the human imagination.
God's plan' is often a front for men's plans and a cover for inadequacy, ignorance, and evil.
The word ‘sin’ is derived from the Indo-European root ‘es-,’ meaning ‘to be. ’ When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that for a [person] trapped in patriarchy, which is the religion of the entire planet, ‘to be’ in the fullest sense is ‘to sin'.
As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum.
It'll be impossible to protect Brittany for the rest of her life from all the other guys who want to be near her, to see her as I've seen her. Touch her as I've touch her. Man, I never want to let her go.
No life is perfect, we all have our problems and issues and I believe that it's good to be true to who you are.
Hazel Grace,” he said. “Hi,” I said. “How are you?” “Grand,” he said. “I have been wanting to call you on a nearly minutely basis, but I have been waiting until I could form a coherent thought in re An Imperial Affliction. ” (He said “in re. ” He really did. That boy. )