Kathy

“The family coil so twisted, tight and loose
anyone trying to leave
has to strafe the field
burn the premises down”
― Adrienne Rich, Your Native Land, Your Life

“They leave Omelas, they walk ahead into the darkness, and they do not come back. The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to most of us than the city of happiness. I cannot describe it at all. It is possible that it does not exist. But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

“Only the harshest personal experiences open our eyes to the immaculate possibilities and the splendor of our world.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“I carry within me
the heart of a warrior,
the mind of a pharaoh,
the soul of a goddess
and the wisdom of
my grandmothers'
grandmothers.”
― grace gegenheimer