I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.

I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.

Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.

I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.

I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.

China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.

My fervent hope is that it would be possible for me and my family to leave for the U.S. on Hillary Clinton's plane.

My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.

No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.

The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?

Failure is only a temporary fall. You must rise up any time you fall.

It was only a matter of time. She would love him before the week was out and it would be gloriously terrible, wonderfully hopeless.

Trust a crowd to look at the wrong end of a miracle every time.

To teach her that not all monsters are in the beginning, and not all monsters look like monsters. Some carry their monstrosity inside.

I'm not a waif-y girl and never will be. I think it's healthy when fitness experts encourage fitness rather than getting a certain body shape.

All of my past challenges have helped me become who I am today.

As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.

My husband makes fun of me, because I know I can use strong prose to jazz-hand my way through plot that isn't as interesting as I'd like it to be.

San Francisco has only one drawback—‘tis hard to leave.

When you feel good in a clothing anything can happen. A good clothing is a passport for happiness.