I knew I hated him as only a woman can hate a man, as only a slave can hate his master.

To have arrived at the truth means that one no longer fears death. For death and truth are similar in that they both require a great courage if one wishes to face them.

I have triumphed over both life and death because I no longer desire to live, nor do I any longer fear to die.

I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'

When my second husband shouted, 'Me or your writing!' I replied, 'My writing.' We separated.

Everybody has to die, Firdaus. I will die, and you will die. The important thing is how to live until you die.

Women are half the society. You cannot have a revolution without women. You cannot have democracy without women. You cannot have equality without women. You can't have anything without women.