My father did not have to trade dying alone for the joys of the road. My mother did not have to give up a journey of her own to have a home. Neither do I. Neither do you.

If you find yourself drawn to an event against all logic, go. The universe is telling you something.

Altogether, if I had to pick one place to hang out anywhere, from New York to Cape Town and Australia to Hong Kong, a bookstore would be it.

As Robin Morgan wrote so wisely, "Hate generalizes, love specifies". Thats what makes going on the road so important. It definitely specifies.

When people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: Because I travel.

Don't write when you're angry and under deadline, with time to test it only on friends who know what you mean, not on strangers who don't.

As feminism has changed academia by enlarging what is taught, academia has sometimes changed feminism.

Mrs. Greene made me understand the parallels between race and caste--- and how women's bodies were used to perpetuate both. Different prisons. Same key.

The idea that women are 'our own worst enemies' forces us to admit that we don't have the power to be, even if we wanted too.

Everyone has a home but me.

I also noticed that humor was even more of a survival tactic here than in most women's groups. As one asked: What did Columbus call primitive? Answer: Equal women.

When you learn to love yourself, you will no longer tolerate mistreatment of any kind. Not from him. Not from her. And not from YOU.

Entrepreneurs don´t play safe, they play good.

I have not placed reading before praying because I regard it more important, but because, in order to pray aright, we must understand what we are praying for.

You're at the hotel and after that you go to the venue and sit there and wait.

America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. We must reclaim our destiny.

I believe in getting a good education to be able to go out into the world and make a difference.

I was very popular in high school.

I was a Democratic governor with two Republican houses.

Cynics and critics wake us up. Kindness often covers up the truth and allows us to sleep on in our ignorance.

In New York you can just walk out and be among people. You're on the subway among people, you go to cafes, you can talk to people.