"The individual is not a fixed entity, but a process of self-creation."

"I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth—and truth rewarded me."

"The great advantage of living in a pigsty is that the standards are so low, nothing can really disappoint you."

"I am a feminist because I believe in the equality of men and women."

"I am awfully greedy; I want everything from life. I want to be a woman and to be a man, to have many friends and to have loneliness, to work much and write good books, to travel and enjoy myself, to b…"