Clarissa Pincola Estes

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.

She is what she is and she is whole.

Art is important for it commemorates the seasons of the soul, or a special or tragic event in the soul’s journey.

Stories are medicine.

This early training to “be nice” causes women to override their intuitions. In that sense, they are actually purposefully taught to submit to the predator.