“If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with the empowering of the most powerless. You build from the ground up.”
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“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.”
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“There are many kinds of open. . . Love is a word, another kind of open. . . Take my word for jewel in your open light.”
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“I'm battling monsters, I'm pulling you out of the burning buildings/ and you say I'll give you anything but you never come through.”
― Crush
― Crush
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