Many women tend toward the interdependent end of things, we tend to see ourselves in relationship to others to a far greater degree than men.

A white person was by definition somebody. Other people needed, across their hearts, one steel rib.

I hate to generalize because there are always so many exceptions to any rule.

Chinese language tends to be quick, economical. To know what people are saying, you always need to know what the context is.

That there should be a purpose to suffering, that a person should be chosen for it, special - these are houses of the mind, in which whole peoples have found shelter.

I'm trying to give people an idea of what black looks like and what white looks like before I introduce them to gray.

The independents are the ones who tend to commit suicide. I'm not against this way of being in the world. Individuals have brought us many treasures. You can't just say that's a bad way of being in the world - it's not. But it's not everyone's way of being in the world.