Freedom is never free.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike.

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

I want to write so well that a person is 30 or 40 pages in a book of mine ... before she realizes she's reading.

Christians already? It seems to me that it takes a lifetime of work.

Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. The struggle for equality continues unabated, and the woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory.