“I am constantly defining my selves, for I am, as we all are, made up of so many different parts.” — Audre Lorde, “Self-Definition and My Poetry”
“I remain who I am, multiple and one / of the herd, yet not of it.” — Gloria E. Anzaldúa, “Cihuatlyotl, Woman Alone”
“. . . I am from there, I am from here, but I am neither there nor here. I have two names which meet and part... I have two languages . . . ” — Mahmoud Darwish, I Am From There
“I am the masses of my people and / I refuse to be absorbed.” — Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, I Am Joaquín
"I contain multitudes." Walt Witman, "Song of Myself", 51
“. . . Remember you are all people and all people are you. Remember you are this universe and this universe is you . . ." Joy Harjo “Remember,” She Had Some Horses (1983)