I just remember that disturbing feeling of walking into that prison, the complete loss of privacy, the complete loss of stimulation, dignity.

You have the morals of rabbit, the character of a slug, and the brain of a platypus.

I had to lie so much about sex, first when I was 15, because I wasn't supposed to be having it. And then when I got older, I lied to everybody I was having sex with, so I could have sex with other people.

I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that aren't true.

If you're considered a beauty, it's hard to be accepted doing anything but standing around.

I've got to take chances and get out there. What are you going to do, sit home and knit? I don't knit.

It's okay to talk about birth, okay - then menstruation. I first started my advocacy for women's health in the field of reproductive freedom, and the next stage would be bringing menopause out of the closet.