Quotes by Cris Williamson

“I didnt set out to be an icon, to save the lesbians of the world. But women were hungry. We were starving for someone who talked about what we were thinking and feeling. And somehow I stumbled into a clearing -- here are some things I found that maybe would be useful -- and I flew them out like model airplanes.”

“I think theres a sickness in the world. People are sick at heart and mind and spirit. People are just, Oh God, none of this belongs to me. Not this government, not this thing called America, not the decisions made about my life. Theres a sense of estrangement thats with us again.”

“He was a hermit with a family. I have a bit of that in me. My sister and brother, too. Were not lonely. You dont long for peoples company, you long for solitude.”

“I needed to be in nature.”

“Part of me wanted to say, It wasnt yours, it was mine. But its part of that iconic relationship. I was afraid I was going to lose my mind, like Virginia Woolf. The heart can break -- its quite a resilient muscle -- but I dont know about the mind. It seems to be a creature of another sort.”