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Adrienne Rich says the possibilities that exist between two people…

“The possibilities that exist between two people, or among a group of people, are a kind of alchemy. They are the most interesting thing in life. The liar is someone who keeps losing sight of these possibilities.” – Adrienne Rich, On … Continue reading

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Adrienne Rich says I wanted to choose words that even you would have to be changed by…

“I wanted to choose words that even you would have to be changed by Take the word of my pulse, loving and ordinary Send out your signals, hoist your dark scribbled flags but take my hand.” – Adrienne Rich, Leaflets

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Adrienne Rich says you touched me in places so deep…

“You touched me in places so deep I wanted to ignore you.” – Adrienne Rich, The School Among the Ruins

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Adrienne Rich says lying is done with words…

“Lying is done with words, and also with silence.” – Adrienne Rich, Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying

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Adrienne Rich says an honorable human relationship–that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word “love”…

“An honorable human relationship – that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word “love” – is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can … Continue reading

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Adrienne Rich says I choose to love this time for once…

“I choose to love this time for once with all my intelligence.” – Adrienne Rich, “Splittings”, The Dream of a Common Language

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