"I think the obligation of a poet is not to be in an ivory tower; it is not to be isolated but to be among people."

“I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.”

“I could see myself still swimming because I'm really enjoying the sport. But at the same time I have this biological clock that is ticking.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“When we are truly passionate about something we are contagious.”

“Nothing is more beautiful than freedom of the body.”

“I've only been an ***** to assholes!”

“To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me.”

“Until you have heard the whippoowill, either nearby or in the fain - distance, you have not experienced summer night.”

“People think of us as an information distributor because that's how they relate to the Internet. But most of the time people already have pretty well established opinions.”

Source : "MoveOn as an Instrument of the People". Interview with Terrence McNally, www.alternet.org. June 24, 2004.