No sane person with a life really wants to be a political activist. When activism is exciting, it tends to involve the risk of bodily harm or incarceration, and when it’s safe, it is often tedious, dry, and boring. Activism tends to put one into contact with extremely unpleasant people, whether they are media interviewers, riot cops, or at times, your fellow activists. Not only that, it generates enormous feelings of frustration and rage, makes your throat sore from shouting, and hurts your feet.

Starhawk (b. 1951) American writer, activist, feminist theologian [b. Miriam Simos]

“Toward an Activist Spirituality,” Reclaiming Quarterly (Fall 2003)
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