"The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity."

-- George Oppen

#Honesty Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Sincerity Quotes

“Humanizing birth means understanding that the woman giving birth is a human being, not a machine and not just a container for making babies. Showing women-half of all people-that they are inferior and inadequate by taking away their power to give birth is a tragedy for all society.”
“Woman are complex creatures.”
“Occasionally, there are battles in the sky. One likes to imagine the angels are always triumphant. One does not like to think of the ancient and terrible scales balancing the infernal and divine as wobbling back and forth. Tilting freely, to and fro. One does not like to think that sometimes it is the angel that falls.”
“I'm happy in retirement.”

Source : "'I'm not coming back ever. You can quote me'". Interview With Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. February 16, 2009.
“One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.”
“Small spaces allow me the intimacy, but make it more of a challenge for the more theatrical pieces.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished, and powerful to the little known and the poor.”

Source : Dorothy Height, Height (2009). “Ebk Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memo”, p.294, PublicAffairs
“It is my secrecy which makes you unhappy, my evasions, my silences. And so I have found a solution. Whenever you get desperate with my mysteries, my ambiguities, here is a set of Chinese puzzle boxes. You have always said that I was myself a Chinese puzzle box. When you are in the mood and I baffle your love of confidences, your love of openness, your love of sharing experiences, then open one of the boxes. And in it you will find a story, a story about me and my life. Do you like this idea? Do you think it will help us to live together?”

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