"The greatest danger for women is not to be loved, but to be loved too much."

"I believe that women are the only people who have ever been able to look at the world realistically."

"Democracy begins with owning our bodies. By that measure, women have rarely lived in a democracy."

"Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described - and will be, after our deaths - by each of the family members who believe they know us."

"The Golden Rule was written by a smart guy for guys, but women need to reverse it: Treat ourselves as well as we treat others."