The mid-life crisis hits men harder than women.

Sometimes I think we can tell how important it is to risk by how dangerous it is to do so.

The spirit of religious totalitarianism is abroad in the world; it is in the very air we breathe today in this land. Everywhere are those who claim to have a corner on righteousness, on direct access to God ... The bigots of the world are having a heyday.

Somehow I evolved into a person who ceased to ask permission.

I'm one of the few people in this world who can do anything I choose. I can't tell you how good I'm feeling.

One of my favorite fantasies is that next Sunday not one single woman, in any country of the world, will go to church. If women simply stop giving our time and energy to the institutions that oppress, they would have to cease to do so.

We don't need someone to show us the ropes. We are the ones we've been waiting for. Deep inside us we know the feelings we need to guide us. Our task is to learn to trust our inner knowing.