Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen.

For years I thought my work still lay ahead, and now I find it is behind me: there was no moment when it took place.

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be developed because of his or her social condition, because of the surrounding circumstances, these talents will be still-born.

Whether you think of it as heavenly or as earthly, if you love life immortality is no consolation for death.

All oppression creates a state of war.

If you haven't been happy very young, you can still be happy later on, but it's much harder. You need more luck.

Given masculine norms, it is clear that women are more likely to be considered crazy - I'm not saying to be crazy.