If the writer is a woman, feminist or not, it will give the language something that it would not have if it had been used by a man.

He reflected. 'I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!

Jealousy is not contemptible, real love has a beak and claws.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

In truth we need to change the society itself, men as well as women, to change everything.

If I were proud of anything in my life, it would be of our love. I feel we have to tell to each other as many things as we can, so we are not only lovers, but the closest of friends at the same time.

The way I approached a question, my habit of mind, the way I looked at things, what I took for granted - all this was myself and it did not seem to me that I could alter it.