Choose to be who you are. . . The individual who would become a person must at some point take over his entire being - must, that is, choose herself.

Once you label me you negate me.

What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is.

How did I get into the world? Why was I not asked about it and why was I not informed of the rules and regulations but just thrust into the ranks as if I had been bought by a peddling shanghaier of human beings? How did I get involved in this big enterprise called actuality? Why should I be involved? Isn't it a matter of choice? And if I am compelled to be involved, where is the manager—I have something to say about this. Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?

I have just now come from a party where I was its life and soul; witticisms streamed from my lips, everyone laughed and admired me, but I went away - yes, the dash should be as long as the radius of the earth's orbit ——————————— and wanted to shoot myself.

Ulysses was not comely, but he was eloquent, Yet he fired two goddesses of the sea with love

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.