You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.

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You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.

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Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.

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Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.
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Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.
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I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain.

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I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.

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I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.
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I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.

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Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.

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Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
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I am bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.

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I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it’s your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.

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I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it’s your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.
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I have died too many deaths that were not mine.

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