He had a mania for washing and disinfecting himself. . . . For him the only danger came from the microbes that attacked the body. He had not studied the microbe of conscience which eats into the soul.

Only the united beat of sex and heart together can create ecstasy.

I spell 'god' with a small 'g' because I do not believe in him, but I love to swear by him.

We are never trapped unless we choose to be.

It is difficult to live with the pure. They do not condemn you; they forgive you. This forgiveness is more terrible than a judgment.

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.

I don't mind working, holding my ground intellectually, artistically; but as a woman, oh, God, as a woman I want to be dominated