Living in the modern world, clothed and muffled, forced to convey our sense of our bodies in terms of remote symbols like walking sticks and umbrellas and handbags, it is easy to lose sight of the immediacy of the human body plan.

We need every human gift and cannot afford to neglect any gift because of artificial barriers of sex or race or class or national origin.

EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world of the need for continuing care which is vital to Earth's safety.

Between friends there is no bribery. ... the relationship of friends is intrinsically fair and equal. Neither feels stronger or more clever or more beautiful than the other.

Parents feel like immigrants in the country of the young.

No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back.

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman.