You are born to one mother, but if you are lucky, you will have more than one. And among them all you will find most of what you need. - Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Nothing makes the light, the wonder, the treasure stand out so well as darkness.

A woman's issues of soul cannot be treated by carving her into a more acceptable form as defined by an unconscious culture, nor can she be bent into a more intellectually acceptable shape by those who claim to be the sole bearers of consciousness. No, that is what has already caused millions of women who began as strong and natural powers to become outsiders in their own cultures.

Dogs represent, among other things, he (or she) who loves from the heart easily and long, who forgives effortlessly, who can run long, and fight, if necessary, to the death.