“A little man in a threadbare coat spoke up for the poor as if he really knew what he was talking about. The women with the flowers threw them down for him. “That’s Robert Speer,” one said. “Something like that. He’s our man.”
Marge Piercy“Sleeping together is a euphemism for people, but tantamount to marriage with cats.”
Marge Piercy“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”
Marge Piercy“Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.”
Marge Piercy“What a richly colored strong warm coat is woven when love is the warp and work is the woof.”
Marge Piercy“The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.”
Marge Piercy