Reading is the inhale, writing is the exhale.

The enemy of feminism isn’t men. It’s patriarchy, and patriarchy is not men. It is a system, and women can support the system of patriarchy just as men can support the fight for gender equality.

Don't think about what you want, think about what the world needs, and strive to fill that gap. Success is a game of inches.

To get at the truth of your calling, you have to crack open that false self and see what lies within.

Passion is not what gives you bliss or makes you happy 24/7, but what you're willing to suffer for, what you genuinely believe to be worth the sacrifice.

Beware of people who fall at your feet. They may be reaching for the corner of the rug.

Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility.

A person fully awakened to the jewel-like dignity of their own life is capable of truly respecting that same treasure in others.

Never write about a place until you're away from it, because that gives you perspective

Education: free and compulsory - what a way to learn logic!

As you get older the odds are against you that you are still going to be on the planet.

I am very scared of wasps; my cousin was stung in the eye once.

We need to be fearful of companies that get so big that they can actually be directing policy.

There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.

By the time I was five, I was a little diva.