"What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable."

"True strength is delicate."

"The freer that women become, the freer men will be. Because when you enslave someone, you are enslaved."

"I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze."

"A woman may not hit a ball stronger than a man, but it is different. I prize that difference."

"I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful, difficult search within."