Books
"I look at the man, his face impatient, eager to suckle at the teat of my vast cheese knowledge. I feel like telling him that every entry level is also an exit level. That all hierarchy is an illusion. That he should follow his heart."
-Martha Grover, One More for the People
"Be careful of people who feel weak, I think. Because it's possible that one day they'll want to feel strong and you'll never recover from it. Maybe that's a thought to add to my file."
from Broken Glass Park, by Alina Bronsky
My body was a book of rules, my heart the spine, my skin plastered with pages. Written on each one was the text that held the world together.
Elissa Washuta, My Body Is a Book of Rules
"The science of existence was completely out there for me to explore. Me, a twenty-five year old female. There’s no mystery why poetry is so elaborately practiced by the young. The material of poems is energy itself, not even language. Words come later."
-Eileen Myles, Inferno (a poet’s novel)
Art supercedes what's personal. It's a philosophy that serves patriarchy well and I followed it more or less for 20 years.
That is: until I met you.
–Chris Kraus, I Love Dick
