"Perhaps the concept of shame applies to only women but not men. Maybe because she was a ‘prostitute’ she was able to …"

"As it is not only written by a woman but by a woman who was born into the same community as mine, I intend to edit an…"

"When I from life's unrest had earned the grace Of utter ease beside a quiet stream; When all that was had mingled in …"

"For sorrow and joy are one, and all the past And all the future mingle in a kiss."

"They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the …"

"Let me not be sad because I am born a woman In this world; many saints suffer in this way."

"Can the river reject its fish? Can the mother spurn her child?"

"I am to die! yet I remember, dying, My soul's delight — my sweet unequalled, love, Like a fresh champak's golden blos…"

"My thought is all of this gold-tinted king's daughter With garlands tissue and golden buds, Smoke tangles of her hair…"

"I see....her body beaten about with flame, Wounded by the flaring spear of love.... Then is my heart buried alive in …"