"We can't just be consumers, we have to be citizens."

"I am not an optimist. I am a possibilist."

"I am a man, no doubt. But I am also a woman. I am a white woman. I am a white woman who lives in a white society. I am a white woman who is a feminist. I am a white woman who is a mother. I am a white…"

"The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have any feelings, and then you're dead."

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."