Man is a talking animal and he will always let himself be swayed by the power of the word. Machines won't change human nature.

There is a kind of universality in the human condition, masculine or feminine. That's one thing I continue to believe.

You have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.

If you are truly on the left, if you reject ideas of power and hierarchy, what you want is equality. Otherwise, it won't work at all.

The writer can't stop her unconscious from showing up, that's certain.

There are topics which are common to men and women. I think that if a woman speaks of oppression, of misery, she will speak of it in exactly the same way as a man. But if she speaks of her own personal problems as a woman, she will obviously speak in another way.

Dwelling-place and food are useful for life but give it no significance: the immediate goals of the housekeeper are only means, not true ends.