There was a time when you were not a slave, remember that. You walked alone, full of laughter, you bathed bare-bellied. You say you have lost all recollection of it, remember .. . You say there are no words to describe this time, you say it does not exist. But remember. Make an effort to remember. Or, failing that, invent. Monique Wittig
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