"Almost every womon I have ever met has a secret belief that she is just on the edge of madness, that..."

““Almost every womon I have ever met has a secret belief that she is just on the edge of madness, that there is some deep, crazy part within her, that she must be on guard constantly against ‘losing control’ — of her temper, of her appetite, of her sexuality, of her feelings, of her ambition, of her secret fantasies, of her mind.”

- Elana Dykewomon, “Notes for a Magazine,” Sinister Wisdom #36 (Winter 1988/89).  (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)