Joan Lowery Nixon

“To my way of thinking, the slavery issue is just an excuse to allow some people to do hateful things and feel righteous about it.”

“Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there,' Mrs. Phipps said.”

“...each of us from the seance stood alone. Like so many pillars of salt, we had tried to look back and failed. And in the eyes of the others who shared the pale, flat sky with us, there was sometimes suspicion, sometimes a little fear.”

“Virtual reality is a self-created form of chosen reality. Therefore it exists.”

“Dates are convenient hooks on which we can hang our memories of events. But history is all about people - people like you and me who did things to change the world.”

“Having a baby is part of a woman's life, and it is surely a great waste to be afraid of life.”