No woman has ever been an authentic genius of the stature of men, but that does not enrage me

One of my grandsons used to insist, when he was only 3 or 4, that he had been born and had lived in India

I'm not that interested in people

Even the most malignant gods would not continue to inflict life upon humanity, time without end.

The world is a penal institution.

We are not old unless we desire to be.

There is no solid satisfaction in any career for a woman like myself. There is no home, no true freedom, no hope, no joy, no expectation for tomorrow, no contentment. I would rather cook a meal for a man and bring him his slippers and feel myself in the protection of his arms than have all the citations and awards and honors I have received worldwide, including the Ribbon of Legion of Honor and my property and my bank accounts. They mean nothing to me. And I am only one among the millions of sad women like myself.