I read because I have to. It drives everything else from my mind. It lets me escape to find other world.

Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.

You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent. I'm afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim. You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge. The world is changing. You must make your own life outside this home.

Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.

But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth.

At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.

Keep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as opportunity.