It's interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing the dresses.

I know we're termites. But if all the termites got together, the house would fall down.

Unless you are political or intellectual, events like the Depression are seen as personal events. We thought of the Depression as something that made the pipes freeze; we thought it hit us because Daddy didn't move his taxi stand and because he broke his hip. It was only later I found out it was a national phenomenon.

I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me.

Trying to help an oppressed person is like trying to put your arm around somebody with a sunburn.

At my age...I'm going to do what I want and I haven't got time for anything else.

There's no way that I know of to avoid pain absolutely, but suffering is the interpretation we choose to place on the pain we encounter.