Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Quotes

The erotic is not a question only of what we do; it is a question of how acutely and fully we can feel in the doing. Once we know the extent to which we are capable of feeling that sense of satisfaction and completion, we can then observe which of our various life endeavors bring us closest to that fullness.

We are jointly responsible for the care and raising of the young, since that they be raised is a function, ultimately, of the species.

Anger is an appropriate reaction to racist attitudes, as is fury when the actions arising from those attitudes do not change.

When I envision the future, I think of the world I crave for my daughters and my sons. It is thinking for survival of the species — thinking for life.

Heterosexism: The belief in the inherent superiority of one pattern of loving and thereby its right to dominance.

Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

The knowledge of fear can help make us free.

As we learn to bear the intimacy of scrutiny and to flourish within it, as we learn to use the products of that scrutiny for power within our living, those fears which rule our lives and form our silences begin to lose their control over us.

The truest direction comes from inside.