

“Re-vision â€� the act of looking back, of seeing with fresh eyes, of entering an old text from a new critical direction â€� is for woman more than a chapter in cultural history: it is an act of survival. Until we understand the assumptions in which we are drenched we cannot know ourselves. And this drive to self-knowledge, for women, is more than a search for identity: it is part of our refusal of the self-destructiveness of male-dominated society.”
― On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose 1966-1978
― On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose 1966-1978

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.”
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“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― Alarms and Discursions
― Alarms and Discursions

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
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