I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'

To be creative means to connect. It's to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction.

Women are half the society. You cannot have a revolution without women. You cannot have democracy without women. You cannot have equality without women. You can't have anything without women.

Danger has been a part of my life ever since I picked up a pen and wrote. Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies.

She is free to do what she wants, and free not to do it.

When we live in a world that is very unjust, you have to be a dissident.

Solidarity between women can be a powerful force of change, and can influence future development in ways favourable not only to women but also to men.

All the men I did get to know, every single man of them, has filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.

If you are creative, you must be dissident.

To have arrived at the truth means that one no longer fears death. For death and truth are similar in that they both require a great courage if one wishes to face them.

To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.

Wearing fake happiness is as good as smearing foundation. A bit of moisture drains it all.

If you think about what you ought to do for other people your character will take care of itself.

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.

I love any movie that has a retarded person working at Starbucks.

Many college text-books, which were a weariness and stumbling-block when I studied, I have since read a little with pleasure and profit.

When it's personal and painful, humble yourself.

Many men, seemingly impelled by fortune, hasten forward to meet misfortune half way.

In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.

Creative people are 50% ego and 50% insecurity.

Everyone is free to write and say whatever he likes, without any restrictions.