the grief that can be turned into words soon heals.

Chivalry is like a line of credit. You can get plenty of it when you do not need it.

Never underestimate the power of a woman.

Children are great idealists, until the stupidity of their elders puts out the fires of the aspirations.

A wound in a young heart is like a wound in a young tree. It does not grow out. It grows in.

I want to leave something behind when I go; some small legacy of truth, some word that will shine in a dark place.

By nice women . . . you probably mean selfish women who have no more thought for the underprivileged, overworked women than a pussycat in a sunny window for the starving kitten in the street. Now in that sense I am not a nice woman, for I do care.