Mourning has become unfashionable in the United States. The bereaved are supposed to pull themselves together as quickly as possible and to reweave the torn fabric of life. ... we do not allow ... for the weeks and months during which a loss is realized - a beautiful word that suggests the transmutation of the strange into something that is one's own.

I was a child that both my parents wanted. I was told from the time I was born that I was totally satisfactory. I had a chance to be what I wanted to be.

Women have an important contribution to make.

Even though the ship may go down, the journey goes on.

I devoutly believe that there is no difficulty between two people for which both are not responsible.

The United States has the power to destroy the world, but not the power to save it alone

An occupation that has no basis in sex-determined gifts can now recruit its ranks from twice as many potential artists.