His calls for justice were lost at the mercy of the wind and human indifference.

Although women do two-thirds of the world's labor, they own less than one percent of the world's assets.

I've been a foreigner for the past twenty years. I don't have roots anymore. My roots are in my memory and my writing. That's why memory is so important. Who are you but what you can remember?

We don't have an explanation for everything that happens. We don't control almost anything. And if we are not open to that mystery, life becomes so small.

I'm such a control freak. I want to control even my own death. Decide when I will die and how.

I'm surrounded by young people. I'm always now the oldest and the shortest person in the room.

I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly, I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy.