I don't know what prompted me to borrow this essay collection from the library, but I'm glad I did. It's very good journalism: clear-eyed, deep, and heartfelt.

Maximum Exposure
Annie calls her work a form of love, and considers love a form of focused attention. ... And if Annie's work is fueled by love, then it's a form of love that doesn't blunt or distort her gaze. Her love sharpens her sight.

The Quickening
I have found that usually when I try to articulate this to people -- "I felt like I wasn't supposed to take up so much space" -- they understand it absolutely or not at all. And if a person understands it absolutely, she is probably a woman.