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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

"In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state."

"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours."

"Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force."

"A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away."
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"At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood."

"The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval."

"I wonder what it is that the people who criticize me for telling this story truly object to: is it that I have dared to tell the story? Or that the story turns out not to be the one they wanted to hear?"

"If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life."

"Teach a child to play solitaire, and she'll be able to entertain herself when there's no one around. Teach her tennis, and she'll know what to do when she's on a court. But raise her to feel comfortable in nature, and the whole planet is her home."

"I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn't paid for what she writes."

"Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love."
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