If I have to 'catch' a man to get a husband, I don't want one.

Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.

What happens to each of my female heroes, certainly, is they find something bigger than themselves that they are honored to serve. It's not giving up your family.

I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be.

Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act?

Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.

Cats aren't special advisers. They advise us all the time, whether we want them to or no.