"The only way to write well is to write badly first."

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."

"If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don’t marry and have kids, and above all, don’t die. But if you have to die, commit suicide."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

"I am a man, no doubt. But I am also a woman. I am a white woman. I am a white woman who lives in a white society. I am a white woman who is a feminist. I am a white woman who is a mother. I am a white…"