Complexity Quote by Adrienne Rich

“There is no 'the truth,' 'a truth'--truth is not one thing, or even a system. It is an increasing complexity.”

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The beauty of darkness is how it lets you see.

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... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps…

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It's as if, in the mother's eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child first reads the message:'You are there!'

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The women's movement appeared at a very crucial moment in my life. There was a whole political movement asking such questions and others I…

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The word revolution itself has become not only a dead relic of Leftism, but a key to the deadendedness of male politics: the revolution…

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The decision to feed the world is the real decision. No revolution has chosen it. For that choice requires that women shall be free.

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