"The greatest strength of a woman is her ability to love."

"If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat."

"If you want to be happy, you must be free."

"For a woman to be a full human being, she must be entirely autonomous, entirely responsible for her own existence."

"I am better at dry sadness than at cold anger, for I remained dry eyed until now, as dry as smoked fish, but my heart is a kind of dirty soft custard inside."