Our strategy is how we cope--how we measure and weigh what is to be said and when, what … - Cherrie Moraga

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The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

Cherrie Moraga

Our strategy is how we cope--how we measure and weigh what is to be said and when, what is to be done and how, and to whom and towhom and to whom, daily deciding
risking who it is we can call an ally, call a friend (whatever that person's skin, sex or sexuality). We are women without a line. We are women who contradict each other.

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