"I want English professors to put my books on regular reading lists. An American writer. We have worked hard for fairn…"

"Of course, I'm an ethnic writer, and only benighted people see ethnics as not partaking of the macrocosmic. And only …"

"If a woman is going to write a Book of Peace, it is given her to know devastation. ("Fire" opening line)"

"Humans are basically good. That's why it takes so much training to march march march kill kill kill kill. ("Earth" p269)"

"The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, …"

"Children, everybody, here's what to do during war: In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A co…"

"When the peace demonstrations turned violent, and doves and hawks were using the same tactics-revolutionary and gover…"

"The wind is time blowing by. (p189)"

"In the whole dark universe, I've met you at this bit of fire, and we speak with each other, and listen to each other.…"

"Joy and life exist nowhere but the present."