Marge Piercy

“Love as if you liked yourself, and it may happen.”

“Long hair is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket.”

“they were in love with apocalypse, like all men, more in love with myths than with any woman.”

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”

“Shared laughter is erotic too.”

“When will women not be compelledto view their bodies as science projects,gardens to be weeded, dogs to be trained?When will a woman ceaseto be made of pain?”