"Suppose that a person writes what she must.……" — Marge Piercy
"Suppose that a person writes what she must. That is only the first step of becoming a writer. The work must survive the moment of creation. It must get out to an audience. She or he must dare to show the work. She must risk ridicule, misunderstanding, scandal, condemnation, & what's often worse, none of the above: silence. No attention at all."
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Marge Piercy
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60 Quotes by Marge Piercy
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A strong woman is a woman at work, cleaning out the cesspool of the ages, and while she shovels, she…
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Sleeping together is a euphemism for people, but tantamount to marriage with cats.
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The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you…
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Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.
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The will to be totally rational is the will to be made out of glass and steel: and to use…
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Where I came from, the nights I had wandered and survived scared them, and where I would go they never…
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Remember that every son had a mother whose beloved son he was, and every woman had a mother whose beloved…
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It is not sex that gives the pleasure, but the lover.
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Live as if you like yourself, and it may happen.
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If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.
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Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.
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Shall I tell you something I've been noticing? The mistrust this society has for women. All kinds of experts and…
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