"The caste systems of sex and race are interdependent and can only be uprooted together…. It's time to take equal pride in breaking all the barriers."

"I have met no man I consider my superior."

"Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their natural and first weapon. She will …"

"Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described - and will be, after our deaths - by each of the family members who believe they know us."

"So whatever you want to do, just do it… Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential."