No gasp at a miracle that is truly miraculous because the magic lies in the fact that you knew it was there for you all along.

The difference between that which is humane and that which is patriotic is a vital difference.

When I went into the publishing industry, many women talked about the difficulty they had in persuading their families to let them go to college. They educated the boys, and the girls had to struggle.

If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by the other end of the chain. You are confined by your own repression.

A man ain't nothing but a man. But a son? Well, now, that's somebody.

I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are

It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love ... You can't own a human being.