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.

It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again.

Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.

The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.

In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.

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.