“I am pregnant with song. My body aches but do not betray me. I will sing songs and hide them away. I will tear them into bits and throw them in the street. The streets of my city are full of dark holes. I will hide my songs in the holes of the streets.” BodySongBitsDarkCitiesStreetsTearsHolesBetrayPregnantAche Book:Mid-American Chants Source: Mid-American Chants
“The most prosaic of us betray a belief in the inward life every time we talk about 'my body' rather than 'I.” BodyBeliefBetrayInward Book:Sexing the Cherry Source: Sexing the Cherry