But settled things were enemies to me and soon lost their newness and color. The unknown called.

Everybody calls everybody a spy, secretly, in Russia, and everybody is under surveillance. You never feel safe.

Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys.

I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater.

To die would have been beautiful. But I belong to those who do not die for the sake of beauty.

I have loved and bitterness left me for that hour. But there are times when love itself is bitter.

And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her bare fists and sit on him until he yelled for help.

Thousands of women are crushed and made inarticulate by that system and never develop as their natures would force them to develop were they in a decent environment.

There's something dreadfully decisive about a beheading.

I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be.

Yet it is awful to love a person who is a torture to you. And a fascinating person who loves you and won't hear of anything but your loving him and living right by his side through all eternity!

Never lose your passion 2 dream.

Wisdom’s slaves are better than folly’s kings.

Energy cogeneration on Capitol Hill makes economic and environmental sense and should be pursued for those reasons.

I live in a zoo I run scandals with savages

I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969.

Maturity and experience shouldn't stop one from craving silly things like sliding down bannisters.

You cannot teach somebody how to relate to the kids, they have to come with it.

Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!

Shame is the shadow of love.

I'm going to be looking to get out like Randy Moss and Terrell Owens.