Famous Quotes by Adrienne Rich

“There is no 'the truth,' 'a truth'--truth is not one thing, or even a system. It is an increasing complexity.”

“Love, our subject:we've trained it like ivy to our walls.”

There is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

Poetry is not a luxury; it is a vital necessity of our existence.

The moment of change is the only poem.

Freedom is not something that can be given; it is something that must be taken.

In the patriarchal society, we must reclaim our power and our voices.

It is in the silence that we can hear the loudest truths.

We must cultivate our gardens of creativity and nourish our imaginations.

The power of language is that it can both liberate and constrain us.

Lying is done with words, and also with silence.

An important thing is to be true to yourself and those around you.

The process of becoming is always more important than the end result.

We need to find the courage to speak our truth.

The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.

We are all meant to be here, and it is our duty to make our lives matter.

We can use our words to create the world we want.

The challenge is to take the pain and the beauty and make something new.

Life is a matter of choices, and our choices define us.

To know the world, we must first know ourselves.

The wound is where the light enters you.

The act of writing is an act of discovery.

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts.