Nemeses aren't born. They are made.

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.

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.

We have this cultural obsession with work and productivity as if we're better people if we don't stop and take some time for ourselves.

Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order.

Always choose to trust yourself and your ability to listen.

Light blooms the brighter in the darkest places.

On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in.

It doesn't matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You're still left alone with yourself in the end.

There's always negatives no matter what you're in in life. However if you keep being persistent the negative usually becomes a positive.

A victory which is not honorable is nothing but a defeat!

Justice is the handmaiden of truth, and when truth dies, justice is buried with it.

The only remaining superpower is international public opinion.

For a noble heart, the most precious gift becomes poor, when the giver stops loving.