I had never believed in the sacred nature of literature. God had died when I was fourteen.

The point is not for women simply to take power out of men’s hands, since that wouldn’t change anything about the world. It’s a question precisely of destroying that notion of power.

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

All oppression creates a state of war.

To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.

When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values[...].

When you face a new challenge, remember the skills, talent, guts and resources that got you through before.

What I see is a sacred.

Reason ruling alone is a force confining and passion unattended is a flame that burns to its own destruction.

The trouble with law is lawyers.

Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn't fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive.

She's sent the crows out to blind the guests coming for dinner!" What?" She's BLINDING THE GUESTS COMING FOR DINNER!" Well, that's one way to avoid having to dust, I suppose.

Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones.

We need nature more than nature needs us.

The world is changing and there are new opportunities for those who are ready to join forces with those who are stronger and more experienced.

I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that's been done already and try to beat it.