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.

All revolutions in history have obstacles. There is not a revolution that succes.

Solidarity between women can be a powerful force of change, and can influence future development in ways favourable not only to women but also to men.

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

Unity is power; without unity women cannot fight for their rights anywhere.

She is free to do what she wants, and free not to do it.

I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.