"Feminism is not about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength."

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."

"What has the women's movement learned from Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for vice president? Never get married."

"Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else."

"Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it."