Claire

“Allowables

I killed a spider
Not a murderous brown recluse
Nor even a black widow
And if the truth were told this
Was only a small spider
Sort of papery spider
Who should have run
When I picked up the book
But she didn't
And she scared me
And I smashed her

I don't think
I'm allowed

To kill something

Because I am

Frightened.”
― Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid

“Acts of Kindness:
A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“The more people open their hearts to us, the less we will have to fight for our rights.”
― Harvey Milk

“Creation, and so creativity, is the act of giving life, the nourishing and enhancement of life, in whatever way you choose to do it. And when we find our individual creative power, we can harness it and use it to fight for what we care about, to remake the world in our own image. But what might such a creative woman look like, and how might she do such a thing?”
― Sharon Blackie, If Women Rose Rooted: A Journey to Authenticity and Belonging