If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.

[On sex:] ... the total deprivation of it produces irritability.

I felt more than ever the necessity of my mission. But I went home out of spirits, I hardly know why. I must work by myself all life long.

If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.

It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating!

I, who so love a hermit life for a good part of the day, find myself living in public, and almost losing my identity.

When life follows the course of our desires, it is easy to be swept along without thought.