In truth, feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed.

I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all.

So many of us are reaching out, hoping someone out there will grab our hands and remind us we are not as alone as we fear.

Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.

Nemeses aren't born. They are made.

Just write and love what you're writing. And if you're not loving what you're writing, take a look at why and fix that.

People do terrible things all the time, but we don’t regularly disown our humanity. We disavow the terrible things.

You have to be consistent. You have to be yourself. You have to be committed to what you're doing. You have to not be afraid to be ambitious.

Writing, at its best and truest, can offer solace and salvation for both readers and writers.

I am a bad feminist and a good woman. I am trying to become better in how I think and say and do - without abandoning what makes me human.

When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.

History isn't what happened, history is just what historians tell us.

Every civilisation has had its irrational but reassuring myth. Previous civilisations have used their culture to sing about it and tell stories about it. Ours has used its mathematics to prove it.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.

Be independent and don't try to think someone is going to save you or look to someone else to make you happy or look to someone else to complete you.

A good coach is interested in how tough you are, how you react to adversity, how quickly you get back on defense.

I can survive setbacks, I've survived a lot of setbacks in my life. I don't see them as anything other than the natural ebb and flow of life and politics.

I guess, when you get down to it, a loving touch compensates for an unskilled hand about everywhere except in an airplane cockpit.

It's really easy to get PR with no results & it actually feels like you're really actually cool, but in a year you'll still have nothing.