When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature.

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at commensurate speed.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

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.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is.

The honorary duty of a human being is to love.