But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me; I had become adult enough to recognize the need to conceal unbearable emotions for the sake of others.

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

There is a hidden fear that somehow, if they are only given a chance, women will suddenly do as they have been done by.

Sadly, man recognises that the ideal, submissive woman he has created for himself is somehow not quite what he wanted.

Nothing comes back. The eye sees for a moment, the ear hears, but look, now it is gone.

For centuries the word 'nature' has been used to bolster prejudices or to express, not reality, but a state of affairs that the user would wish to see.

Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a water-tight excuse for making money hand over fist.

grievance does not make for great art.

Trust is a two way street.

Hmmm, you like that, " he whispered, his breath hot and intoxicating. "I like ... everything.

Praise is the portal to the presence of God.

I had no specific bent toward science until my grandfather died of cancer. I decided nobody should suffer that much.

Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.

Those who offend us are generally punished for the offence they give; but we so frequently miss the satisfaction of knowing that we are avenged !.

I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that?

What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.

Just in the ratio knowledge increases, faith decreases.

No matter how skillful you are, you can't invent a product advantage that doesn't exist. And if you do, and it's just a gimmick, it's going to fall apart anyway.