Adrienne Rich

"In the mother’s eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child reads the message: ‘You are there!’"

- Adrienne Rich

"The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet."

- Adrienne Rich

"Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work."

- Adrienne Rich

"The most important thing one woman can do for another is expand her sense of actual possibilities."

- Adrienne Rich