"She has been taught that it is her duty to please, to be charming, gentle, submissive."

"To be happy, one must be free."

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

"Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it."

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