You cannot use someone else's fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.

I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.

I cannot afford to believe that freedom from intolerance is the right of only one particular group. And I cannot afford to choose between the fronts upon which I must battle these forces of discrimination, wherever they appear to destroy me. And when they appear to destroy me, it will not be long before they appear to destroy you.

I am a post-mastectomy woman who believes our feelings need voice in order to be recognized, respected, and of use.