a quote

Any woman who sews, or knits, or weaves,
blends colors in a tapestry
or creates a patchwork quilt,
knows by the feel
that a single thread is weak
but the weaving, the blending,
the intertwining with many others
makes it strong.
Any woman alone
without friends to sustain her,
to nurture and support
to hold with loving arms,
like a single thread, is weak.
But the weaving, the loving,
the nurturing of others,
the networks of friendship
makes her strong.
~ Barbara
"The Kinship of Women"